looking for a guild to join, and this sign seemed perfect!"
The elf girl, sitting quietly next to the cat girl, looked up at them but didn't say anything. She had a soft, almost ethereal presence about her. Her blonde hair fell in straight locks around her shoulders, and her pale blue eyes barely met their gaze. Rei couldn't help but notice that she was keeping to herself, not really engaging much.
"I'm Rika," the cat girl said, her ears twitching as she looked over at Rei. "And this is Eryan," she gestured to the elf girl beside her, who nodded faintly. "We're forming a new guild and need three more members to make it official. Right now, we've got me as the picklocker and trap-disarmer, and Eryan is our mage. So, we just need one more member... and then you guys!"
Rei raised an eyebrow, looking over at Kajala. "So... that's it? We join you, and we're good to go?"
Rika grinned mischievously, her eyes gleaming with excitement. "Yep! But there's just one thing... we need one more member to fill the fifth spot."
Kajala thought for a moment, scratching his head. "Alright... where are we gonna find someone else to join up?"
Just as the question left his mouth, the door to the building slammed open with a loud bang.
"Hah! I see a guild needs one more member, huh? Worry not, for Regulus Xaler the 3rd is here!" a voice boomed from the doorway.
Rei's eyes widened as a man strutted into the room, his posture exaggerated and his confidence oozing out of him. He had grey-yellow hair and wore an ornate set of clothes that looked like they belonged to someone much wealthier than the average knight-in-training. The way he carried himself made it clear that he was used to attention.
But then, in an instant, Regulus slipped on the slick floor and went crashing to the ground, landing in an ungraceful heap.
"Ow... Ugh!" he groaned, scrambling to his feet, a sheepish grin spreading across his face. "Uh, that was totally on purpose. Yup. Just showing off my skills. Totally meant to do that."
Rei couldn't help but stare at the guy, utterly perplexed by the dramatic entrance followed by such a clumsy fall. Kajala laughed, shaking his head.
"Yeah, you definitely meant to do that," Kajala said sarcastically, trying to hide his amusement.
Regulus dusted himself off and finally looked around, spotting the sign on the table. "So, I'm here, and I'm ready to join your guild! I'm Regulus Xaler the 3rd, by the way. I'm an expert in axes—massive axes. You won't find a better warrior with a weapon like mine!" He gave a confident grin, even as he continued to shake the embarrassment off from his fall.
Rika's eyes lit up at the mention of axes. "Well, well! You're exactly what we needed! Massive axes? Yes, please!"
Kajala, Rei, and Eryan exchanged looks, and then Kajala clapped his hands together. "Well, I guess that makes five! We've got a full guild now, huh?"
Rei sighed, still trying to get his head around the odd combination of people in the room. "I suppose so…"
And just like that, the guild was formed. Rei wasn't entirely sure what he had gotten himself into, but the group was together. There was the picklocker and trap-disarmer, Rika. the mage, Eryan and whip-wielding knight, Kajala, the long-sword knight, Rei, and now, the axe-wielding warrior, Regulus.
It seemed like an odd mix, but maybe that was the way things worked in the world of dungeons and guilds.