Thread: Adventure Horizon~{KayLove&GrinningGentlman}

The traveler's sleep, was as thin and light as it always was. Sleep was an unnecessary luxury, at this current time. He'd slept a few hours in the village as well, and it had only been four days before that, since his last full night of sleep. The only reason he slept this night, was the beauty of the place. Sleeping in front of an ancient temple, bellow a star lit sky? The man didn't want to pass that opportunity. He always slept best, when in exotic areas. Sleeping this lightly, however, meant he was pulled from his sleep, by a sharp gasp, and the flap of wings. The man instantly opened his eyes, sat up quickly, and pulled the sword from the sheath next to him. His eyes didn't look around for long, before his ears caught the faint flapping of wings from the temple. He calmed down, as the danger subsided, realizing the one who made noises, weren't attacking him. Instead, he slowly turned around, looking towards the temple with a raised eyebrow. He wondered how the noise-maker had been that close to him, only to run away from him again. He was certain who ever it was, would've surely made noise before that, which would've alerted him. Curiosity welled up in the man, and he raised from his fire, to reach into his bag. From it, he took a wooden stick, and one of the orbs he'd been heating up earlier. With a mechanism in the orb, as well as the wood, he attached the two together, tapping the orb a few times with his gloved hand. This caused the orb to flicker weakly with light, before starting to shine quite brightly, but without hurting the eyes. The man started approaching the Temple, holding his sword at the ready in his right hand, torch in the left. On his way, he passed the statue, giving it only a short glance, before stopping in his tracks. There were no statue. The man tilted his head, looking towards the empty platform, amazement in his eyes. How? How was the statue removed, without him hearing it? His mind didn't have to race long, before remembering an old myth, he'd ben told by a craftsman in the Eastern deserts. Gargoyles. The man who told the story, didn't really believe in them himself, just thought them misconceptions of Automatons and Golems. Gargoyle? He murmured to himself, before turning his gaze towards the temple. He readied his shoulders slightly, before setting a slow pace into the temple. He couldn't pass that opertunity. There were no battle in his mind. No tiny voice, telling him, that facing a Gargoyle, might not be profitable. He had to see this creature. As the man entered the temple, he slowly moved the torch in his hand, lighting as much of the massive room as possible. His careful eyes looked over the tall pillars, corners as well as open areas of the ruin. While he carried a sword, he carried it low, clearly not intending to use it, but keeping it handy. Hello? He called out at first, realizing how non interactive that gesture was, rolling his eyes a bit at himself. Erhm.. Sorry.. For intruding upon your Temple. I.. Well, I didn't exactly expect it to be.. Occupied.. I'm sure you can.. Understand. It isn't really a common occurrence, to run into a Gargoyle. He called out, spinning around, to look behind him, but continued walking in the same direction now backwards. That is what you are, is it not? He asked, but without giving time for the other creature to answer, before continuing. I knew a man once, who thought your kind was a myth. Thought you were just.. Really pretty Golems. I'd.. Like to tell him wrong, one day? He chuckled lightly to himself, as he raised the torch towards the ceiling, lighting it as much as the torch could, which was fairly decent for a torch. I don't know, why you hurried away from me, Lady, I really have no interest in h... The man paused, as he realized what he'd done some hours ago. He closed his eyes, groaning a little before continuing. Uhm.. I am. Sorry. If I stepped over some boundaries earlier.. You know.. Washing you? Reeally just thought you were a beautiful statue. He apologized, biting lightly at his gums, finally stopping his tracking. Now it was her move. If she wanted, she could float right out the door, and he'd never get to really see a Gargoyle. He wouldn't hunt her, if she did. Or would he? He really wasn't sure, at this point. This whole thing, was far too exciting to really tell how he'd react.