Even inspite of his increasing thirst, his increasing hunger, and the unholy heat after spending a day in the Khajiit market he actully felt like he was enjoying himself as he had browsed through all the different wares, some unique, others poorly faked. He knew his wife would be happy with a new dress he had bought her from a young looking Khajiit merchant. His biggest surprise so far had been that no one had even attempted to rob the Imperial which struck him odd since he had known since birth of the Khajiit stereotype of being a sneaky thief and pickpocket.
He dismissed his thoughts though when he saw in the distance a familiar grey Khajiit female...followed by a hulking black behemoth? He certainly didn't know where the other Khajiit came from but he guessed he would be able to ask Inorra about it.
He called out "hey Inorra, over here!" he called out waving at the slender feline.
At the mention of food, the female Khajiit's stomach growled once. She stopped in her tracks and looked up at Kiota with a slight blush on her face and her ears lowering. Well, this was awkward. "Looks like this one's stomach agrees..." She said rather nervously, followed by a small laugh. Dhe was about to say something else as well, but she heard her name being called by a familiar voice. She looked around, and after a quick scan, she found the source, and perked her ears, smiling brightly, waving at her recent friend. "Adrian!"
Kiota looked to where Inorra was waving and saw Akhdan. "Ask your freind if he wishes to join us at the market so we can get there faster." Kiota said as he began walking towards Akhdan. When he Approached Adrian Kiota took his paw scratched an itch he had on his neck "greetings smooth skin, Khajiit welcomes you to his homeland."
To say Adrian was intimadated by the hulking beast known as Kiota would have been an understatement. His eyes glanced to different parts of the Khajiit's body from the rippling muscles that could be seen through the black fur, to the scars going diaganolly across the Khajiit's muzzle. He reminded Adrian of the battle hardened imperial soldiers that return back to Cyrodiil after some great conquest.
He spoke tenetivly" t-thank you. My name is A-Adrian and you are?" he asked.
Inorra followed her large guide with a smile, licking her lips, already looking forward to eating. Now that he mentioned it, she didnt eat anything in the past few days... Once they came up to Akhdan, her smile widened and addressed him cheerfully. "This is Kiota. He is showing me around and teaching me." She said, looking towards the larger feline. "Want to come with us to get something to eat?"
Adrian smiled, if Inorra could trust Kiota then he was sure that he could trust Kiota not to rip off his head at a moments notice "sure, lead the way." he said to Kiota falling in line with the two Khajiit.
Kiota took the lead as they moved through the many streets and alleys all the while most of the Khajiit were heading home for the night except the occasional sugar head or drunk. As they reached the Market Kiota was releived to see that they hadn't closed for the night as he walked over to one of the stands "this one would like to purchase two strips of the sugar meat" Kiota said as he handed the cat 10 septims and got his food. He walked back over to Innora and Akhdan who were patiently waitng.
Inorra tilted her head when she saw the food the other feline brought. She sniffed the air and looked at the unfamiliar meat with wary eyes. "What is this, smells so different of what I know?" She asked carefully, not sure about it. Then she looked up at the Khajiit, smiling sweetly. "How much was it? I wish to pay for mine."
Kiota quickly gulped down one of the meats "These are sugar meats."Kiota said "they are five septims each."
Inorra hummed, tilting her head once more, now to the other side. Her guide must have had too much of moon sugar. His reply might have been correct, but completely useless for her. She still didnt know what it was, but decided she will try anyway. She reached into the satchel Kiota gave her with the twenty septims and bought only one for now. She held it in her hand and sniffed it, still a bit unsure. Finally, after a few moments, she bit into it. her ears perked, and she smiled, licking her lips. "This isnt so bad." She said, biting into it hungrily.
Adrian had went and bought one of them himself as he warily smelled the food and then shrugged his shoulders, assuming that it would be allright for his consumption. He bit into it and smiled "this is delicious." he said as he began pounding down his strip of sugared meat.
"You want to be careful not to eat to many, these things are marinated in moonsugar."Kiota said as he finished his other meat and licked his lips while looked at Inorra smiling like a small child would a new toy.
The young Khajiit narrowed her eyes. And that big cat had to tell her this right after she finished it? She dearly hoped it wont have any effects on her... She didnt want to end up sitting in one position for the rest of the night, balancing on a pole... "You could have told Inorra sooner..." She said in a -compared to her normal voice- low and dangerous tone, showing him her fangs for the second time today, whole her tail swished behind her lightly.
Kiota laughed as the market began to close down for the night "Relax, you only had one so the effects should be pretty minor, as for you Adrian"Kiota said turning to the Imperial "this one suggests you head home immediatly and find a way to get that stuff out of your system. Moonsugar is poisonous to any non Khajiit if eatin or takin in large enough quantitys."Kiota said with a bright smile that held a deadly seriousness behind it.
Adrian immediatly stopped and dropped the meat "come again." he said as his head began to feel very light and a different assortment of colors began to dance across his vision. He gulped in fear as he used a table to keep himself upright, was his vacation going to end like this? Accidently poisoned by a behemoth Khajiit moonsugar addict? What would his wife think if she saw this situation he was in?
Kiota quickly stopped a Khajiit merchant who just finished closing up shop. Hetalked to him for a moment before coming back with a small bottle with a mysterious liquid in it. "Head to whereever it is that you are staying and sit in a chair with a bucket handy and then drink this."Kiota said handing him the bottle.
Inorra's eyes widened and looked at Akhdan with worry, then her gaze returned to Kiota. Her eyes flashed with a dangerous gleam and she narrowed them, with her ears pulled back. "Why did you let him eat it if it harms him? You should have warned him before he poisons himself!" She hissed, clenching her hands into fists, standing on her toes, just to try and seem a bit taller than she was. But even now her head just reached his upper chest.
"Because it amused Kiota."Kiota said the moonsugar had took an obvious affect on him since he had eatin nearly half a pounds worth of the stuff. "Relax though if he follows Kiota's instructions then he will be fine."Kiota turned to Adrian "the liquid in that bottle will...purge your system of the toxins." he said giving the imperial man the bottle.
Adrian quickly grabed the bottle and glared at Kiota "I am going to kill you." he said.
"That all depends on how fast you can get home and drink the liquid."Kiota said hinting that Adrian should get going if he wanted to live through the night.
Adrian nodded getting the hint as he waved goodbye "I shall see you both another time...hopefully." he said as he then ran and dissaperead into a nearby alley. He looked at the bottle a moment before yanking out the cork and downing its contents.
He instantly felt sick, his stomach feeling like it was going to explode. His eyes widened and he leaned against the wall and realesed the contents of his stomach all over the ground.
Kiotas ears perked up when he heard Retching sounds coming from an alley and he slightly winced when he finally heard Adrian...purge his stomach of the sugar. It really was all quite entertaining to him as he quietly chuckled.
"I cant believe it..." The female feline said, disappointment clear in her voice as she shook her head at the male Khajiit. "So my kind amuses themselves with others' misery? I cant remember you telling me that in your instructions..." She said, turning away from him, and starting after Adrian. She stopped suddenly though, and looked back at Kiota. "Thank you for your kindness and your guidance. But right now I guess the nord needs someone's attention. See you later!" She said her goodbye now with much gratefulness in her tone, waved with a smile, then turned around again, jogging to catch up with Adrian. "Wait for me! Adrian!"
As Inorra began to run to the imperial man Kiota called out "do you have a place to sleep tonight?!" he asked.
Adrian continued to vomit "I am going t-to kill that Khajiit...later." he said as he vomited again he then began to mumble inchoherant things that made absoulutely no sense.
She however didnt hear his question as she was already out of earshot. After helping Adrian to an inn, renting a room with him, and help him stagger inside, she sat in one of the chairs in the small room, shaking her head. Luckily, she did not feel any effects, she guessed this might be because she was a Khajiit herself. "Calm down, I am sure he didnt mean it." She said, leaning back in the chair, crossing her legs, feeling comfortable enough to just fall asleep. She was tired...very tired.
Adrian began to mumble more inchoherant things and then got up, walking torwards the door " I have to go now." he said in a trance like state as he began getting close to the door of the room.
"What?" She asked kind of surprised, and leaned forward in her chair. "You paid for the room too! Stay and use it!" She shouted after him. "And you arent in the right shape to go just yet!" She then proceeded moving outside after him, grabbed his arm, and -thanks to his weakened state- dragged him back inside. Inorra hauled him up to the bed and made him lay down, then glared at him with her bright yellow eyes. "You stay here, I go and get cold water. You have fever." She said, growling in warning, waiting for any response.
He grumbled what sounded like a "fine" and then groaned, his tanned skin begining to grow pale as he began to continually feel worse and worse as the minutes ticked away.
She raised an eyebrow as if to challenge him and tell him to dare go against her word. Then she stood straight and ran outside to the bartender, asking for some cold water. Once they filled the bucket, she hauled it inside the room and closed the door. "Just a moment..." She trailed off, looking for some clothes she could use. She settled for some kind of fabric she found on one of the shelves. She dunked it in the water, then put it on the sick nord's forehead, trying to relieve the fever. "You will feel better. Kiota said you just need to rest."
The cool cloth felt like paradise and in a heartbeat he fell asleep, a quiet snoring coming from his unconcious form.
Inorra closed her eyes and smiled gratefully, continuing to cool him down for a few more hours, before she was sure he was alright and his temperature wont go up again. She then stood up, stretched, letting out a loud and long yawn, arching her back to get the stiffness out. Once done, she walked over to the chair, sat down and within moments, she fell asleep, hugging her knees, snuggled into the back of her seat.
What is this? Another Chapter. :) hope you all enjoyed this chapter and were happy with the quick update, not something that will probably happen often.