Dragon's Charm, Wolf's Allure, Shark's Desire, Unicorn's Passion. (Private)

Sugary grinned mildly at being called exotic, but kept his thoughts to himself about that matter. As for the other question, he wasn't the least bit worried. "If it was nothing more than a rumor, I might search around to make sure it was just that. I could also just take the chance to train by the sea on my own either way..." He then looked to Shanny. "... I'll stick around for a while either way as I promised, if that's your concern. Don't you worry, you'll still have a place to stay by the end of the day." Assuming, perhaps, but he meant it.

Shortly after, the lighthouse would be reached, wind blowing and waves splashing against the reef further below against the rocks. "And here we are!" He began to knock on the door... And waited...

Shanny would wait and stand behind Sugary until someone would answer the door, if someone were to answer. If it would be the great magician Market wanted to meet, Shanny would nod and smile. "I suppose I'll see you later, then. I'll try my luck at the mansion." She would say before taking off and flying towards one of the two mansions, hoping they would recruit her.

As it were, someone did answer eventually, but it turned out to be a young griffon instead. She didn't look like she wanted to be disturbed, but greeted the duo and briefly told them that the mage had moved not too long ago to a quieter place far off when asked about him, and then shut the door.

Sugary would give his farewell to Shanny as she left, and he'd sulk a bit by the small nearby beach for the time being, practicing and meditating his magic to pass the time. He hoped Shanny would do well, but now he sorta wished he had someone to spend his time with as he had intended...

Sugary wouldn't remain lonely for long, as he could feel the familiar furred hands grip and massage his shoulders for a very short time. "Well, what a surprise..." Said the familiar half-growling voice behind the unicorn. "Didn't expect I would see you here." the figure added before she finally sat down next to Market.

Sugary eventually felt a familiar presence, but he was unsure if it was really her given their last job together. The feeling of her strong hands on his shoulder and her deep feminine feral voice was all he needed to be certain as he eased up by her touch. "Tabi..." He merely said, finishing his training for the time being with one more spell, tensing up his body as it flared red, and then punched towards the sea to a wave that was coming as he shot a large ball of fire at it, reducing both to steam.

He smiled and looked to his companion, sitting down by her side as well. "... I'm happy to see you, but why are you here? Looking for supplies too?" There was no other show of affection yet, but he seemed very comfortable sitting very close to the were-creature.

Tabithi smilingly nodded as Market said her shortened name, happy he still remembered it. "Why am I here? Oh, just adventuring and stuff... Looking for various jobs or anything that would be better than 'just roaming'. " she answered and smiled again. "What about you?"

He smirked a little, thinking she sounded like she was still going wherever the wind blew. "Remember that last job I spoke about? The escort? I got it, but it didn't last very long. Pay was good at least, so I decided to try and travel to improve my magic studies a bit more for a change... I'm actually here to restock as is. I also happened to meet a dragon on the way here, she might be staying with me a short time while she looks for a job herself. Hope she's doing okay so far..." He sighed and then leaned lightly upon her shoulder. "... It's nice to see you're still doing okay. It's not easy spotting you, you know?"

"A dragon, huh?" Tabi curiously asked, placing her arms on the ground and reinforcing her position as Market leaned on her shoulder. "Oh, is it not? I would almost think that I stand out among the rest.. You know, slightly more furred, about three feet taller than others, that kind of stuff." She said and chuckled.

Sugary chuckled and scoffed at Tabithi. "Come on, you know that's not what I mean... As much as I enjoy us working together, you always go off on your own... We also seem to find one another just fine too..." He then smiled more brightly. "I think fate has another job in store for us soon... So, how long have you been here anyway?"

"I suppose that's all coincidence. Or 'fate' bringing us together, if you'd like to hear that more." She said and smiled before stretching her arms. "Oh, not too long. Arrived here about 2 days ago and I'm still slowly getting settled and used to the city. At least the hotel I'm staying at isn't too pricey for its quality..." She said and sighed. "I'm going to guess you arrived yesterday, then? I thought I saw a familiar airship land..."

"You're right, I did. Was even out last night getting supplies with the dragon I mentioned. As for me, I'm staying where you'd expect; Right at the dock not far from here... Again though, how long I stay depends on Shanny for now, and whether I find a decent lead on more magic lessons or not. Hermits are rather hard to find, go figure..." Sugary chuckled, having already known that, but then he looked to Tabithi right at her eyes, a playful smile coming to his lips. "... So, since we're out here, you wanna spar again? Not that I mind just sitting on the sand."

"A spar, huh?" Tabi asked as a sly smile came on her own lips. "Sure, I could use some practice... Let me just get into something more comfortable and easy to move in." She said, winking at Sugary before standing up and immediately undressing herself, leaving herself only in her underwear and while making sure her clothing wasn't covered in sand as she placed it down on the ground. "So then, you ready?~"

With the playful smile enduring, Sugary stood up, went several paces away from Tabithi, and took a defensive posture as he conjured his clothes away, leaving him only with shorts on. "Ready as ever! En Guarde!"

And so the sparring started between the two acquaintances, one small and one large, but both fine fighters in their own right for dealing with each other. Sugary would never bother using his magic though, or it wouldn't be much of a contest about their physical prowess. But while the unicorn was rather strong, even he had the obvious limitation of having smaller limbs and a shorter reach when it counted. If she was to win, it would be by a close margin, but the large creature was sure to have the ability to subdue her opponent...

Tabithi would prove to be quite a big challenge for Sugary, and she had her own tactics in mind for this fight. She was mostly holding back, dodging and blocking the unicorn's attacks, putting her amazing endurance and agility to a good use. The worgen would wait until Sugary would be tired enough before taking her opprotunity and make a counter attack, aiming on subduing the smaller stallion and making sure he stays on the ground if she manages to get him down first.

It'd take a while, but only one real opening would reveal itself as the unicorn was anything but wimpy, keeping just fine with her own endurance; And that weakness came with the stallion over extending a kick to try to reach her leg, so much so he almost lost balance in the sand because of it...

The worgen saw the opportunity just before it was too late, and grabbed Sugary's leg he attempted to kick her with when he nearly lost balance. After grabbing the said leg, she grinned and pulled it upwards, and with some luck that should bring the stallion on his back.

There was a light panic in Sugary's eyes when he realized she caught him off guard, having no real way to stop her from pulling him upwards. Not wanting to be at too big a disadvantage, he tried to hook his other leg behind her back as he fell backwards so she would fall along with him to the ground.

Tabithi noticed Sugary's plan of bringing her down with him, but she was already ahead of him in that way. While Market would think that it was him bringing the worgen down with his other leg, Tabi would actually go down with her free will and thus not exactly ending up like the stallion intended her to. She grinned before kneeling down and lowering herself just enough to sit on Sugary's stomach, grabbing the upper parts of his arms and pinning them down to the ground. If her plan were to succeed, the unicorn would now be almost completely immobile.

And so the sparring was decided, Tabithi being a bit too good at grappling this round between them now that Sugary was caught in an odd position he struggled to get out of, but found it to be fairly painful to try. "Ah! Ow, my leg...! Okay, okay, you win this round!" He was still struggling though, and even had a light if strained smile. The fight had been fun, but that wasn't why he was smiling. He remembered their last time together rather fondly...

Tabithi grinned, pleased to hear that she won. "I know that well enough~" She said. She started deciding on what shall she do next before nodding to herself and releasing Sugary arms and lightly lifting herself up, still remaining a few centimeters above Market's stomach. She would stay like that for a few short moments, looking down at Sugary before finally standing up and offering a hand, should he need it to get back up.

Sugary finally got to move and stretch a bit as he had wanted, but noticed Tabithi taking her time a bit. "She expect me to retaliate, or...?" He thought he recognized her gaze, but as she got up, he felt teased and so he accepted her aid by pulling himself up with her hand, never taking his eyes away from hers. "Thank you... And did that round just now remind you of anything? You seemed thoughtful getting up."

Tabithi smiled and attempted dusting off any sand that she may have had on her. "Remind me of anything? Nah, was just deciding whether I should let you lay in sand a bit longer or get up before the said sand gets too deep." she explained. "Why, did it seem like something else?"

"Oh? Just the sand, eh? Guess it was just me thinking of jolly good times then... But yes, it did remind me of something... This." He said nothing more as he dusted off the sand and moved up close to the tall female, lightly hugging her with his arms crossed behind her, almost resting on her rump, while his chest and muzzle just rested upon her fur with light nuzzling as he stared right up. To him, it was a reminder of the passion of wandering lovers.

Tabithi blushed as Sugary hugged her before she closed her eyes and slowly wrapped her strong arms around him as well, almost gently pushing him into her as they hugged. "It's been too long, hasn't it.." She silently whispered as they continued hugging.

"Mm~... It has... So, please let's stay like this a bit longer..." He'd be lightly rubbing himself upon her, partially because he wanted to get a feel for her body subtly, partially so he could just indulge in her smell; Even if she'd been in the city the last couple days, she'd still been traveling elsewhere, and she smelled pleasantly exotic.