Iradaries

"Yes, it truly is." Ariana said with a large grin and a laugh.

"Excuse me." Lina called as she approached the counter. The old man stepped out of the back room. He eyed Lina then Saruto, a crooked smile spread across his face.
"Hello Lina, who's your friend?" He asked.
"This is Saruto, he's one of Akade's brothers." Lina answered.
"Nice to meet you young man." The old man said, holding a hand out.

"I'm going to have to beat that out of you." Ariana said with a wink.

"We should ask." Lina said, standing up. 

(Just being sure) 

Sleep tight!

"Its... How do I say this... How you act I guess. How you don't like accepting help from others." She looked up at the ceiling. 

"Oh um... What do they have... Don't think I've ever really checked." Lina said. 
(Erm, are they grabbing alcoholic drinks? <.<)
 

A smile spread across her lips and she looked up. "It explains a lot though." She chucked.

"I had plenty of stories to keep me entertained." Lina said lightly. She plucked at the hem of her shirt as she forced a smile to remain on her lips. 

(Hurrays!)

Ariana nodded slowly. She ran a finger along the table, leaving a line through the dust. "Not much of a childhood I take it?"

"Its... Much quieter." Lina said, her brow furrowing slightly. "Spent most of my childhood in a small town on the edge of the border, the biggest excitement I can remember was when a Xian military outfit was passing though to help the king secure the borders."

(Hey, the scorned woman sounds fine to me)

"Never felt much like home to you there I'm guessing?" Ariana asked.

"I've lived in the Empire for a few years but I was born in a small Kingdom to the south." Lina said easily. (Such an easy liar)
(Yeah sure, you can do anything you want. Shal's back story can easily be rewritten to fit just about anything so long as it happened around the Empire/Xia area) 

"I can understand why, I remember the countryside being beautiful." Ariana said breezily.  

"We're um... Heading back into the Empire." Lina said glancing down slightly. 

(Something like that, I was thinking probably a younger sibling.)

"My mother and I went up to Rune once when I was little, I can't say I remember much of the city or countryside though." Ariana said with a faint smile.

Lina fidgeted in her seat slightly, she pushed a few locks of hair behind her ears. "So um..." she mumbled.
 
(Probably someone well enough off to hire a Fear mage, likely someone obsessed with their grudge.)

She looked across at him, a small smile crossed her lips. "So you're a lord from up North?" 

"Thanks." Lina said, slipping into the seat. 

(...<.< What do you want?)