[Rosekitten]

It had bothered him more than he had let Nyla know the day he left. He hated just leaving without at least making mends with Mizuki. Hell they had fought before but they always got over it. This time there was no getting over it though or so it seemed. She joked saying that whenever he got done this place would still be here. He figured she was just joking, though of coarse he hoped his home town was still standing by the time he finished training.

He had finished training years ago, he just stuck around in the ranks to better his own skills and to train new recruits. He had almost forgotten about his home till a newcomer got talking about how large the place had gotten over the years. How long had it been? He laughed a little at his thoughts of going back and Mizuki still being there. Yeah if he was he would still be livid for sure. This was a thought he toyed with for a few weeks before he deiced it was a good time to go back home. Maybe for a while anyway, it wasn't like he had to stay around. He had refused a number of rank ups just to avoid the paper work that followed the ranks.

He sighed a little standing at the gate to the town now, it was almost painful to even come back here. He had lost a lot even before he lost Mizuki's friendship in this place. He finally shook his head a little before walking into the town but not till after he had to tell the guards off with them saying they were having a problem with thugs and such. "Do I look like a damned thug? By the goddess the watch has gotten worse..." He groaned a little listening to their load of crap they were spouting out before he heard a voice not long before he was half tackled. "Thal!!"

He barely got to see who even called his name before he had a female wood elf attacked to him. He glared a little at the guards before they seemed to back off this time. "You two are blind if you don't know who this is! it's not been-ok it has..." One of the guards Thal remembered going to school with though she was right that was some years ago. Though this was indication enough that he wasn't the one or one of the ones they were looking for.

"Warning next time Nyla... " She stuck her tongue out at him before letting go and skipping back a little. "God you almost didn't grow any taller..." She frowned a little before Thal blinked some at her words. "I'm not that damn short... 5'10 is well enough.." She smiled before she turned and walked with him. "I wasn't expecting you to come back and even after your letter... " She looked down a little.

It was after this she explained Mizuki had left shortly after he did. It was one of the first things he had asked her in the letter was how Mizuki was. "I haven't heard form him.. I'm sorry. You two shouldn't have left on-" "Well guess it didn't matter." Thal cut her off as they walked towards the tavern, the older one that was still standing in the section of town that he remembered growing up in. At least that didn't change too much.He just wanted to relax, just a little. As far as he was concerned he was off duty for now, there was no war going on so what did it matter.