Divine Guidance Day Two [PLOT]

Naoto leans over Sam as she skins the beowolf. Sighing, he shrugs off his coat and drapes it over her shoulders. "Please, Miss Sam. Do not trouble yourself with that." He said, offering his hand to the girl as his shirt writhed, his tail moving up under it to wrap more of his torso to keep him warm. True, he wasn't feeling perfect but he wasn't exactly toasty warm either. She needs the warmth more though. He thought as he stood there, waiting for her to take his hand and return to their seat on the sled.

After Lilliana finishes off with the graves Xarias heads for the sled, carefully making sure not to step on Aphelion. Slinging his rifle across his shoulder he finds his previous spot near the back of the sled while still carefully scanning the surroundings not really seeing much due to the amount of snow. Getting comfy on the sled he says, "We better stay frosty but I guess we won't have much trouble with that in this weather." A bit impressed by his awful joke he makes a silly grin before adjusting himself on the sled to make way for the others.

Lí makes his way back to the sled after sliding Fenghuang back into her harness, keeping watch for any signs of the Grimm returning, even as he takes his seat. At Lilliana's brief announcement, he makes to speak up, but Xarias' pun cuts him short, eliciting a disappointed groan from the feminine young man. "That was terrible..." he mutters into his hands, covering his face for a few seconds.

After recovering his wits, he sits upright again, and addresses Lilliana. "The job given to us was to escort you to your destination, Ms. Knight."

Sam looks up and shrugs. She takes his hand, and pulls herself up. She did manage to snag its fang as a price though. Del will give me a good amount for this. She thought as they got back into the sled.

"I agree with Lí, Miss." Lee interposed into the conversation as he settled into his seat of the sled again. "That was one of the main objectives, along with keeping you safe."

Nodding to them, she nods to the sled driver before they get back under way, bit by bit the large walls of the city coming into view, "Okay then, I don't mind either way. Was just seeing if you wanted to get home quicker, though I suppose you are right. Would seem rather bad for reputation if you didn't protect them the entire way. I mean, I wouldn't want it said of me if I only did half a sermon or something. But I digress, would only be a difference of five, ten minutes. Will pay you upon reaching the building, but not before."

Well if it means not having to get someone killed then I'm fine with it. If only it weren't this frickin cold.

"I'm good with it." Xarias said while digging his face more into his scarf. "Just doing our job, miss." In the distance, Xarias could make out the walls of the city they were headed to, it encompassed a large area which often signified wealth and prosperity.

Hmm, So she comes from such a place. No wonder her family could afford to hire so many guards.

Naoto sat patiently in the sled as the approached the walls. Unknowingly, he'd been rubbing Sam's ears affectionately, happy both for the warmth they provided to his hands and with how close he was to the girl. He looked up slightly as they drew closer to their destination, smiling contentedly as their journey was almost halfway over. "That sounds perfectly fine, Miss Knight."

Lee nodded in agreement as the sled resumed its travel. As the city neared, he could have sworn he began to feel warmer with each glance of their destination.
Warmth, AND money. Guess this all was worth it.

Waiting for the group to finally stop by the main gates before she spoke, she let the city sink in first as they saw it. The large walls, as if reaching for the sky, the butterfly designs what looked out of place in the otherwise desolate ice. The Skyscrapers what had small platforms on, the buzz of widespread personal aerial vehicles being heard. It was as prosporace as any other major city, though with a much lower population than the capitals of Kingdoms like Vale. Though they couldn't see past the large stone gates, so they couldn't say anything else about it.
"Right then, those who are not awake, for example Aphelion the lazy, need carrying. Otherwise, we are here. Try not to give any funny looks please." Smiling as she goes to pick up Aphelion, she grunts under his weight before carrying on.

Getting off the sled Xarias stares at the large walls, a bit impressed at their architecture and build. Taking time to look around he then spots Lilliana trying to pick up Aphelion. "Need help with that?" Xarias said, grabbing one of Aphelion's shoulders."A lady such as yourself shouldn't be doing things like this on your own."

Naoto still sat on the sled, pinned between Sam and the side of it. Reaching over, he gently shakes her shoulder. "Excuse me, miss Sam. I believe we have arrived." He said politely, waiting for her to respond before he would move to exit the sled.

Sam wakes up and looks around. Her mask looks to have frosted over, and her vision blurred. She simply nods as she hops off the sled. She then turns to look for Naoto. Her mask almost completely white from the snow and frost. Ugh........stupid snow, stupid ice. She nods to him as she tries to follow the others. Contently wiping at her mask.

Lí looks up at the massive stone wall, approval evident in his evaluative gaze. The wintry winds bite at him, even through the layers he wears, and he shivers slightly, a sense of euphoria accompanying the chill. 'This is nice,' he thinks, remembering again his times at home. As the others all disembark from the sled, he stands himself up, and follows after them, content to stay silent as they carry on.

Naoto simply smiles as he sees Sam's frost covered mask, wondering why she was so much colder than him. Wrapping his scarf around most of his face, leaving just his eyes bare, he stands to walk beside Sam, reaching up to brush some snow and ice off of her mask and chuckling happily, mist forming through his scarf.

Lee overlooked the wall with admiration. Indeed a fortified city, one should deem it necessary that the walls stay large; the Grimm's colder counterparts should not be trifled with unless totally needed. Snapping out of his thoughts as Lilliana struggles with Aphelion, he was about to go over to help, but from the looks of it Xarias had it covered. Rising from his seat nevertheless, he cranes his neck and stands, waiting.

After arriving Arthur disembarks from the sled, not too interested in the cities walls, he decided now was probably time to talk to at least one of his compadres, he picks on one in particular who seemed to be in awe of the building walls the most, or at least some. He makes his way over to Lee, who he'd decided to be his victim of conversation, "Quite a wall isn't it?" he asks, also craning his next to try and see where it ends.

"Indeed. Looks like Vale has nothing on this..." Lee agrees, nodding his head. With all of those "Snow Grimm" about, it seems like a bad idea not to have one. I am glad we just haven't seen a Nevermore. If it was colored white, it would blend right in with the cloud cover."

Arthur shudders at the thought, "Don't make me think about it, let's just do our job and hopefully non of us will be swooped and eaten for breakfast. Hopefully." After a moment, Arthur continues "Oh, I'm Arthur," He then turns to face the boy and with a smile he extends his hand "Nice to meet you."

"The names Lee, well met." He firmly shakes Aurthur's hand. "I assume you go to Beacon as well?" Lee asked, trying to avoid an awkward silence.

Smiling at Xarias, she shakes her head, trying to move entirely by herself with Aphelion before yelping, nearly falling before righting herself, "Actually... Yeah, thank you for the offer of assistance, I probably need it... He's been growing fat." Muttering the last part to herself, she gestures to the sled, "Also, we discussed it and the sled is staying here and waiting. So you can leave anything you want there. Though... Can someone get my suitcase please? Or come carry fatty over here?"

"I have everything I have right here." Xarias said, motioning to his satchel. "Would he wake up anytime soon? It bothers me that he's causing trouble for a girl." Grunting as he steps into a slightly deeper patch of snow, he regains his composure and continues carrying Aphelion with Lilliana.

Naoto overheard Lilliana, nodding apologetically at Sam before jogging back to the sled, taking the priestess-in-training's suitcases before returning to Sam's side, just a bit behind Lilliana and Xarias. "Please, Miss knight. Let me." He said, carrying things contentedly.

Sam just shivered as she followed the group. Heat....need heat. She thought as she looked through her no less frozen mask. She stayed close to the group as they moved forwards.

As Lí follows the group, he notices Sam shivering violently as she trudges along, her breath fogging the air in front of her. With a concerned expression, he hastens his steps until he's just behind her, then taps her shoulder and gently says, "Hold on a moment, I'll be right back." Not a second later, he turns around, and shifts, racing back to the sled to grab another layer for the freezing girl. After collecting a suitable garment, he heads back in a similar manner, and steps up to Sam again, this time holding out a long coat with a fleece liner. "Here."

"You would assume correctly," Arthur replies, he then notices everyone else is moving onwards "Shall we follow onwards then?" He asks Lee, before tagging along behind the rest of group, wishing he could be out of the harsh weather and in some less harsh weather.

"We should." Lee concluded, walking in Aurthur's tracks to catch up to the group.