Excellence (Part Two)

Ouroboros traversed the frozen tundra and he smiled. He had made sure to get a few essential things before he had left the guard tower a few miles back. During their brief time here, He managed to gain more of a promising array of supplies that would get him and her through this trip. That was for sure. Packing a lot of snow inside of a large gourd type object and placing it upon his back in sling strap. He walked and boarded a small, not-so-fancy boat which had a man at the helm piloting it. He looked around the area, focused solely on the girl and smirked. "Are you ready? I bet you have never even left the village? Do I assume correctly enough?" Ouroboros stated as he looked down at the water.

Her feet were silent now as they slowed and she found herself climbing into a boat. Her balance thrown off slightly from the wavering of the boat's rocking. Her arms stiffened as she regained herself and lowered herself into a sitting position. Her eyes surveyed the area, staring from the waves and then back to the man and lastly the boatman. Her hand reached down, adjusting the pouch wrapped to her leg as she remained almost awkwardly quiet. Once done with that she looked up and blinked a couple times, thinking about the question. "I've been out of the village a couple times, not very far though. In a way... this is something new." Her voice was sincere and her eyes seemed slightly less stern. Shifting, her legs crossed at the ankles, femininely and her head turned away, staring at the waves. They seemed relaxing as they moved back and forth, jostling the boat ever so lightly. Her response left nothing wanted, after all she had answered it fully and just the way she said it seemed quite plain. It seemed she didn't 'chitchat' often and her body language portrayed that well.

It had been two days, and one night aboard that vessal which dared to allow them to cross the frozen sea, and bleed into the seas of Fire. Yes, it was true that the boat finally docked on the port in a small town in the land of Fire. Ouroboros took a step off the boat. Chewing on some of the food he had packed with him. It was some sort of leathery peppered meat, somewhat akin to jerky. Regardless of that however he chewed the substance in his mouth and then headed forwards. Looking at a small map he had in his pocket. Upon reading it, he smiled and looked back at the girl. "We will be there two hours before they do if we rush now." He stated as he sprinted forwards. In a mad dash type motion.

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Hiro held her distanced and indifferent look as she turned her head to the man who was the leader of this mission. Her head managed a slight nod before she stood and braced herself. It took a moment for her to get her bearings enough to walk on the boat as it tipped about with each step, however soon enough she found herself reaching the end. With a sort of jump she landed in the mix of wet land making a sort of slosh sound with the sound of her feet hitting land. A bit of spray splashed her legs upon impact. The brief warmth didn't bother her as she stabilized the feel of land and darted quickly after her leader. She remained silent as always, staring dead ahead and simply analyzing the area for any possible threats she could detect.

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