.... I eh. Believe someone cursed me or something.

Appreciated. I prefer not to speak of it at all or ever.
[ Growing a little more worried about Micaiah, he yet lets his gaze go all around the tent. ]
So there are still members of the Holy Guard around? You'd think they would all be close to the apostle at all times.
[ Clenches his fist ]
Damn though, this is just more than a little 'off'. This is getting beyond ridiculous!

It is, indeed. If anyone should know where they are, it's them.. And yet they're left as clueless as we.
*sighs and shakes his head in disbelief* ..Let's just hope Edward returns with good news. I fear his efforts are in vain, but we'll have to be patient.

I'd like to go out and look for her again, though I'll wait for him first, then.
[ He kicks the ground, frustrated, then sits down on the spot. ]
Did anything interesting or suspicious happen while I was gone?

Nothing worth mentioning that I know of..
We thought we were after something when one of us spotted a distant group of bandits, but they always stayed far away from our camp. It couldn't have been them.

And no particular people with suspicious behaviour?
[ He fiddles a little with his scarf, suddenly realizing it hasn't been covering part of his face ever since he had gone to sleep. ]
-- Ack!
[ He starts feeling his face, not sure if it's still weird or not, and quickly pulls the scarf up again, in a quick but small panic outburst. ]

Not for as far as-- Hm?
*looks at Sothe, first blankly, then slightly confused* .. Something wrong?

[ Avoids locking eyes with Nolan ]
Err... I- .. was my face strange? Earlier?

Your face? Strange? *rubs his chin, wondering if Sothe might be hinting at one thing or another*
.. I don't think anything stood out to me as different. Why do you ask?

[ Lowers the scarf again, making his full face visible again. ]
.. Really?

*furrows his brow as he examines Sothe's face, looking for any traces of what the thief might be talking about*
Yes, it seemed normal.. Am I not seeing something you want me to notice?

[ He lets out a relieved sigh. ]
Err, don't mind it.
[ Decides to change the topic right away before it gets too awkward. ]
So, has Edward been away long for now? He'd best return soon since I can't stand waiting much longer to talk to Micaiah.

*frowns for another moment, trying to further understand the whole deal about this 'strange face', but then decides to leave it be*

Edward left before the storm. He seemed to be well aware of what the weather had in store for him, but you know how things go once that boy sets his mind on something.
Ah, but if I had to make a guess.. He'll probably be back within the hour.

We can only hope he decided to be careful with that weather.
[ Grins a little at the very thought of Edward not being reckless. ]
The storm's mostly passed now, right?
[ He glances over at the tent exit, observing. ]

Haha. Knowing him, he's ignoring it completely.
*crosses his arms again* As for the storm.. The worst of it should be over, yes.
There's still rain, but it's not going to be heavy from this point.

A storm won't kill him.
[ He watches the rain fall.. ]

Oh, no. It won't.
*watches along for a brief moment, then decides to sit down next to the table again and continues inspecting the axe*

*turns the axe over to have a look at the other side* *traces his finger along the weapon's edge to test it, but then suddenly halts when he sees something*
.. Hey, now. That's a scratch!

[ Glances over at Nolan and the axe ]
That's bad. Ya gonna get a refund? You know they'll just say that you caused that yourself, though.

.. Oh, I bet they will. I knew something was wrong when he insisted upon this specific axe!
*stands up and takes the weapon with him* Someone thought I'd be easy to fool.. Well, I'm going to have it exchanged. Stay here. *makes his way towards the tent exit*

Enjoy yourself. I'll wait for Edward's return, then.

*comes barging in right at that moment, completely soaked because of the rain, and runs straight into Nolan by accident* --!!
Hey, ow! *stumbles backwards, grumbling*
Whoa! ..That's just my luck, isn't it? Ohh, my head..

Hey there, Edward. [ Mildy amused, but hiding that with his usual neutral face. ]

*almost drops the axe when Edward suddenly bumps into him, as he didn't exactly see it coming, but managed to keep ahold of it*
What's th-- Oh, careful now! *sighs* You're going to get us both wounded like that..

Yeah, I'm sorry.. Won't happen again.
*rubs his head a couple of times, then looks over to Sothe*

.. Sothe, hi! Where have you been? You've been gone for days.