They passed the gates and split up. Asura and Priscilla went to the market alleys and Athena and Conrad went to the carnival grounds to get a room in the local tavern. Asura loved how much Priscilla's face lit up when her eyes met with the hanging lights and lanterns as well as the passing dancers and the scent of stall food that filled the air. "Man I will never get tired of seeing you happy, snowflake." Asura said smiling at Priscilla. "Well you do know what makes me happy so you will never have a short supply of my happiness." Priscilla said.
They walked around and checked out the occasional side stall that caught their eye and food that they wanted to try until they found The Workshop, Asura's favorite store. This store, owned by a blind ex-priest named Gascoigne, was Asura's favorite due to the exotic and exquisite items that it gets regularly.
"How's the best shopkeeper in the grand capital doing?" Asura asked while opening the door and knocking his hand on the doorframe to get the attention of Gascoigne. "You know I could smell you coming before you even opened the door right Asura?" Gascoigne said while flipping through a book and not looking up. Gascoigne had a nose that could rival a beast he could smell better than anything Asura had known. "Jeez ruin the fun why don't you father. Any way what new things are in stock?"
"We got some new items from Yharnam and Drangleic. Some beast hunters and chosen undead came to sell their wares. I had a strange person come in earlier this week, she smelt of gas fuel and hair product. She dropped off this sword that I put away because I thought you'd probably like it." Gascoigne went to the back of the shop and emerged shortly with a large sheet wrapped in a cylinder. He then set the sword on the counter with a thud and.
Asura looked at the sheet before seeing Priscilla wander to her favorite section of the store and went to look for weapons and trinkets. Asura removed the tarp and saw a large great sword with a skull with horns and a small metal ribcage below it as the end of the handle and the cross guards were metal bones it also had a metal spiked hilt. It was a long and rather hefty blade and it looked like you would swing it using the weight to arc the blade. "The woman said the owner no longer needed the blade since he decided to get a new one. She said the name was Rebellion and sold it for a rather cheap price. I know you won't use it but I thought you'd like it as a decorative piece." Gascoigne said wile flashing his fanged smile.
"Well how much do you want for it?" Asura said hoping it wasn't going to be too expensive.
"How much do I want for it. That's funny, see I was going to cut you a deal." Gascoigne said.
"What is this said deal and what will I have to do." Asura said unsure of what his friend was asking.
"I will give this and whatever your lass gets to you free of charge only because you are both my favorite customer and my friend but I want you to consider attending the colosseum." Gascoigne said.
"You got a deal I'll give greater effort to see if I can make time to attend." Asura said now wanting to fight more.
"So a deal is a deal." Gascoigne said extending his hand. Asura took his hand into a firm handshake. Priscilla came back with her arms stocked to the brim with items of strange beauty a lifehunt scythe, a ring of a horned skull with fangs and blue sapphire eyes, a black and white sprite called a humanity in a jar, and a weapon schematic that peaked her interest titled Raven claw. "That all you want, snowflake?" Asura asked. "Yup and you are so going to help me with the weapon." Priscilla said to Asura smiling. "Welp Gascoigne said he'd let us have whatever we got for free so we'll be off." Asura said. "I fucking love you Gascoigne." Priscilla said nearly hopping over the counter to give Gascoigne a hug. "Hahaha you take care lass and have fun at the carnival." Gascoigne said waving them both goodbye.
When they exited the store Asura was surprised when he heard a cry for help only to look down the alley to see a man trying to rob a stall that sold homegrown flowers. Asura handed his sword to Priscilla and took off running. "HEY ASSHOLE!" Asura said running towards the criminal. "Huh?" the criminal turned towards Asura a little too late as Asura connected a hard close line straight to his neck knocking him straight to the floor. The robber tried to get up but before he could Asura delivered a kick to his jaw breaking his teeth and sending him back to the ground crying in pain. Asura then turned to the stall owner who was a young girl that was around 15. "Are you okay miss?" He asked. "Yes, thank you mister." the young girl replied and then sighed a sign of relieve to actually keep her money. "Did he steal anything?" Asura asked seeing something still bothering the girl. "Well no but it wouldn't have been anything really worth it. I've only sold three bouquets today." She replied.
"What are your prices?" Asura asked. "Well its one gold for one flower and five for a five flower bouquet. Why?" "Well here take it." Asura said removing what money he had left from his purse which totaled to around 70 coins. "Really? Oh thank you mister!" She said jumping over her counter to give him a hug of extreme gratitude nearly knocking over the coins in his hands. "No problem. Have a great day." Asura said walking away and picking up the criminal and carrying him to the town square where he threw him into the fountain and went back to Priscilla. "Sorry about that snowflake." He said
"Stop calling me that you, dunce." Priscilla said with a ticked off look on her face.