“I’ll keep your offer in mind.”
Silco laughed as Yuumi got excited at the notion of being carried. He reached under her arms with his hand and picked her up. As Silco rose to his full height of six feet, he placed one of his hands underneath her bum to support her, while the other hand held her close to his chest. Long fingers softly brushed across her thick, fluffy, pale blue fur.
“By Janna, you really are like Jinx.”
Silco began to walk, heading with Yuumi in the direction of the Bridgewaltz, the market at the heart of the Undercity. An almost sacred place, where Silco had enforced a non-violence policy. Clan feuds and gang rivalries were put to the side in this place. You were deeply frowned upon if you chose to violate that rule. It was also why Silco’s men stood their ground the hardest against the Enforcers in the marketplace.
The air carried the aroma of a hundred spices and meals, cooked, grilled, roasted and smoked. Salesmen were shouting the prices of their wares, from leather shoes to fisher gear to some exotic fruits to the latest inventions in Chem-Tech and of course, to pelts of exotic animals, which could be used to make clothing. Zaun had developed a very unique ecosystem and culture in Piltover’s shadow, and its inhabitants were shrewd and clever.
Silco said: “I had actually intended to get myself something for lunch before I go back to The Last Drop and handle the rest of my paperwork. What about you, Yuumi? Did you eat anything yet? If not, what do you say to some roasted seafood?”
Yuumi wriggled a little in his grasp, getting herself comfortable before sighing with a smile on her face, “You’re really good at carrying! Which a lot of people aren’t good at. They’re rough or grab me by my shoulders and think it’s good- which it is in its own way, but this is nicer.” She praised, more than pleased that she could rest rather than play...
Though she could rest and play eternally, so it didn’t matter much either way.
“Huh? Jinx?” She paused, “Blue hair girl! She’s so fun. Loud. But I like loud sometimes. How do you know her?” She asked curiously, “You two aren’t very similar, but that can be a good thing, I think, like you’re a lot quieter, and she’s a lot louder, but together you’re somewhere in the middle- which everyone likes!” She mused happily, perhaps getting a little too excited.
As soon as the smell of food hit the air, however, she looked around, gently pushing against Silco just to get better leverage, suddenly realizing how much she wanted to eat!
When he spoke, she snapped her head back to look at him, “Food? We can get food? Oh! That’d be great! Thank you mister!! Ohhhh, there’s so much!”
Yuumi was already completely gone, only thinking of what kinds of smells there were on the air, and what she could possible snack on...
