37 The girl with a scarf

----Title is likely to be shared with future chapters.----

I packed all the supplies on to the ship pretty quickly at least in my opinion. I took the chest of scrolls to my room, but I ended up bouncing through the halls with Hio helping me carry it. After Me, Hio and Lime went to find someone for a haircut. Hio mostly joined us for not really wanna having a quiet contest with other people. Apparently he was avoided for being a priest, I wondered why...

"You want me to...Cut its hair?"

"Yes, that way the hair isn't a mess and knotted and all that."

"I understand that...but... you know what, sure. However I'll need at least 10 gold pieces."

"i get paid that much right?"

"You don't know how much you are paid?"

"I mean... We work for Azula. Do you know how much you get paid?"

Hio scratched his chin. "Yeah you are right about that I guess. We just sort of do."

"So you guys have the money or not?" I pulled the gold out and passed it to the hair cut guy. He nodded and just looked over his tools again.

"Lime, stay here. Be good and I'll get you some jerky. Well, Hio. I got my hair cut we can come back later."

"i might need a sword for this..." The hair cut guy muttered away while I pushed Hio out of the shop.

"So what are we gonna do?"

"I don't know find something to eat?"

"I guess we could go to the cafeteria."

i looked at Hio with disgust. "What is wrong with you, no wonder people don't talk to you. We are in a town we are obviously gonna get some RAMEN! or at least what ever noodles they have."

"Oh shit, actually i could go for some pasta."

"That's the spirit!"

With me dragging Hio off to eat some actually food. I had to admit, I was feeling some what lonely. no not lonely, bored. I wanted to pick on someone and poor Hio was my victim.

With a healthy bowl of too much noodles and some roasted duck. Hio finished before me and left to go do some more shopping. Apparently he wanted to see about buying anything useful. So after I finished my meal I stretched out. I figured I should either do some training or...something. A new notification pop-up.

<You are being watched.>

My notifications could tell me that? That's new, and super weird. Who was watching me? I got up and went down market stall alleyways and cut into a dead end. Waiting at the very end of it to see if I was being watched literally or figuratively. Figuratively would be a spirit or something, but maybe someone was following me.

A few minutes later a person peaked around the corner. They had a full hood and robe, trying to hide. When I saw them they jumped and paused for a second. A second later she dove back around the corner.

I rounded the corner grabbing her before she could leave. "Why are you following me?"

"Hey, you...Are you also shopping."

"You clearly just saw me and tried to hide."

"Alright fine, you caught me!"

"So...why did you follow me?"

"We will be fighting soon. i-I can't fight though. Soooo, Can you train me?"

This was the scarf girl, and I helped her previously. Mostly out of just concern, but it wasn't really needed now. I wasn't someone to help unless some one is on the brink of destruction. "That's not really worth it. Also i don't even know your name."

She looked shocked, "Seriously? You literally saved my life and you don't even know my name? What bullshit...My name is Alexia. Can you teach me how to fight or what?"

"What's in it for me?"

She looked a little red, "I don't want sex from you." That was apparently right on the mark of what the girl was thinking. Her response basically confirmed that too.

"Wtf? I'm hot! Wha- Never-mind. Let's see...Uhhh...I don't know actually."

I thought about it, I could draw, but not like her. I wanted to design some stuff maybe I could have her draw the designs for it. "Be my servant. Draw the things I want, run errands for me and... then I will help you."

"You want me to work for you?"

"Yeah like a secretary."

"What's a-"

"Shhh, we have only 2 days at this dock. One of which we are currently half way through. Go do some cardio."

"Cardio? You want me to run? How will-"

"So you can run away! You clearly couldn't do that when I saved you. So start running!"

She jumped at me yelling, but she ran off. Now I had a servant, and I didn't even need to actually do anything. Her skills could be useful for some inventing later. I had a lot of things I needed to do and a lot of things I wanted to do. This would help with what I want to do.

----And so the scarf girl's purpose for existing has been revealed.----