Teddybear

Kivvien concealed his disgust with touching the abomination's hand as he carefully grabbed it to give a quick shake and released it. "You will be held to that," he said.

Kivvien gave it another moments thought, but he had already made up his mind. "Yes, that's acceptable."

"You have the capacity to speak, and think, presumably, so you have the capacity to lie," Kivvien said, "I do recommend you try using that particular tool more often. You're ...

Kivvien sighed. "Your desperation is painful to watch, homunculus." It wasn't entirely wrong, however. There could be some benefit in dealing with this inconvenience.

Talo. That wasn't exactly something to dismiss. "And how far would I have to travel to deal with this...situation?"

Kivvien was about to outright turn the offer down, but then he paused. Someone who was willing to push things further than a typical student of the elements could be ...

"A great alchemist..." Kivvien raised an eyebrow. It couldn't be...but he had seen failed versions of such a task. Those had looked rather different, but the similarities were there. Whatever ...

Kivvien shook his head. "What, precisely, are you?" he asked, somewhat rudely.

Kivvien considered this. "I don't believe that is enough information for me to help you," he confessed.

"My books are invaluable to my work, I will not be parted from any of them," Kivvien responded. "As for the problem, it depends on what it is. If I ...

He only nodded in response, closing the door behind the visitor. Something was off about them. Something in how the little thing moved was strange, unnatural. "What is your interest ...

Kivvien looked down the empty hall, listened only to hear the ruckus from downstairs. "You best come in," he said, opening the door wide enough to allow the small creature ...

There came a knock at Kivviens door just as he shed his second layer of robes. He pulled them back on - his wand was on the inside pocket, which ...

Kivvien headed up to his room, hurrying up the stairs and locking the door behind him. There was quite a high chance after that display of him getting robbed, if ...

One of the brutes leaned forward, toward Kivvien so he could smell the booze on his breath. "You got something that could kill the slimy fuckers, boy?" Kivvien kept his ...