Collection: Sage Eyes
The main series of Sage Eyes, the story of Simon and Tiffani.
Simon: HERE, TAKE THIS!
Tiffani: THANKS.
HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE MY BODYGUARD, YOU KNOW.
Simon: YOU NEED A REFUND. GET A NEW ONE.
Tiffani: ARE YOU OFFERING?
Simon: I DON'T WORK FOR NOBILITY.
Mero: THE PRINCESS WAS SOLD ON THE DOCKS TO FREELANDERS BY THE THIEF.
Guard: NOT ENOUGH TIME TO GET A GOOD DEAL. LET'S KEEP LOOKING.
Mero: HE LIED? WHY?
Guard: TO ESCAPE YOU. SO LET'S FIND HIM AGAIN.
Tiffani: I NEED TO FIND SANCTUARY NOW, BEFORE MERO FINDS ME!
Simon: YOU NEED TO CHANGE CLOTHES. HOW CAN YOU GO TO TACOBA LIKE THIS? PLUS, CAN'T MERO SNIFF US OUT?
Tiffani: YOU'RE RIGHT. HOW CAN I GO ON LIKE THIS? I KILLED MY PARENTS, I SHOULD BE IN JAIL!
Simon: WAIT, WHAT?
Tiffani: I MEAN, THEY DIED BECAUSE OF ME. SIMON, JUST TAKE ME TO TACOBA. STEAL SOME CLOTHES IF YOU NEED TO.
Simon: FINE.
Person: SOMEONE SAID THE KING AND QUEEN DIED!
Person: DON'T LISTEN TO RUMORS.
Tiffani: SHOULD WE PAY RESPECTS TO THE JUDGE LORDS?
Person: WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR LUNCH?
Mero: Sniff
Simon: HEY!
Mero: HELLO, I'M MERO, LOOKING FOR TIFFANI. SHE WAS WITH YOU BUT I LOST HER SCENT. HELP ME FIND HER.
Simon: WHO?
Mero: THE PRINCESS.
Simon: OH, HER! YEAH, I SOLD HER ON THE DOCKS TO SOME FREELANDERS. SHE'S GONE NOW.
Mero: YOU SOLD THE PRINCESS? TRUTHFULLY?
Simon: YUP.
Mero: I HAVE TO TELL SIMON, THEN! HOW COULD YOU?
Simon: SIMON? UH OH.
HE ACTUALLY BELIEVED ME? GULLIBLE FAELYS.
WE NEED TO GET OUT OF...
WHAT?
(OH, THE EARS.)
Mero: She went through this tunnel. Are you coming in?
Guard: Crawl through that tunnel? No thanks. It must go through the bridge and come out near the stables or something. Let's just walk. Nice to know this is here, though.
They must have gone to the docks.
Mero: If they went through the water, I won't be able to smell their individual scents.
Guard: Hutaz! Let's just look for them in the plaze. I don't want to get rusty armor.
Mero: Sniff
Man: Fresh fruit!
Woman: Please, buy something!
Mother: Something for my daughter?
Tiffani: Such a cute baby. Sorry, I don't have anything. What happened to the father?
Mother: She doesn't have one, at least one that will recognize her. I was a servant girl, just like you until my lord kicked me out when my daughter came.
Tiffani: Oh... Well, we need to get going. Good luck.
Mother: It can happen to you if you're not careful.
Tiffani: Aren't you hungry, Simon?
Simon: Wait here.
Old Lady: Can I help you, dear?
Simon: Nice looking raptor meat here. I see you're using crystals to heat it up. It's amazing what they can do, right?
Old Lady: Yes, my sons suggested...
Simon: Be a shame if they ran out of energy. Ever hear of the Light Thief?
Simon: Thank you for your generosity.
Old Lady: I... You're welcome?
Tiffani: That old lady seemed nice.
Tiffani: Thanks for the geography lesson, Professor Light Thief, but I think I'll stick with the real names. Pssh, Riverlies isn't even a word.
Simon: Whatever. Let's just go.
Tiffani: Simon, why are you helping me? Aren't you mad... that I... got your friends... you know?
Simon: Earl Hart, he tricked us both. And except for Tenci, I wasn't close to the others. You say you didn't see him die, right?
Tiffani: Simon... I don't know.
Simon: Well, at least the others will respect me more when I bring them the princess. How much will be get for her?
Tiffani: Why is he insisting on taking me to the thieves? To use me somehow? I need him to keep me safe until I can get to some friends, then leave him.
Simon: Look, where are you going? Want to visit the thieves?
Tiffani: Duke Tacoba might help me. Not you, though, after you impersonated his son. But I need clothes.
Simon: Well, I suppose we could go to the hideout in the westerlies to steal you something to wear.
Tiffani: Westerlies? Where's that?
Simon: Don't you know your own city? The nobility might rule Capital Mith. But living in a castle doesn't show what life is like here. Let me make you a map.
Tiffani: I know the city! There's the business district, there's the--
Simon: Districts? Look, there's four zones, divided by the wall and river.
Here's the castle, obviously.
Inside the wall, to the west of the river is the westerlies. You know, where you nobles hang out the most.
East of the river, inside the wall, the easterlies.
Outside teh wall, to the west of the river, is the outerlies.
And one the other side is the riverlies, the worst place to live, with the ghettos.
Tiffani: I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS CLOSE TO A KORACKI BEFORE.
Simon: NEITHER HAVE I.
I'M A THIEF, NOT A SLAVE.
Tiffani: THE KINGDOM OF MITH DOES NOT HAVE SLAVES!
Simon: JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE TOO STUPID TO KNOW THEY ARE
DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACTS.
Koracki: PRRNN…SSS
Tiffani: SEE, THEY'RE NOT STUPID!
THIS ONE KNOWS WHO I AM...
WAIT, PLEASE DON'T TELL ANYONE!
Sailor: HEY, YOU TWO!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Simon: LET'S JUST GO.
ACT LIKE YOU BELONG.
Tiffani: BUT...
Simon: JUST DO IT.
NO ONE WILL BELIEVE A KORACKI.
Simon: WELCOME TO CAPITAL MITH.
Koracki: HHH…LLL...00.
