Siddig Alaisan
"I need someone with your expertise, you negotiated yourself a truce zone at Paper Street End, for your gang, Siddig."
"I did that for my friends, what makes you think I'll do that for you?"
"My friends eat regular meals every day, and don't have to look away when the criminals come through our street Siddig. There are many things I can teach you, and you already are friends with someone in my organization..."
"Organization? You're not in a gang, Rinara, I don't understand?"
"Forever Young Events is fully legit, Siddig, we get paid to put up parties. If you know the right people, and speak in the right ears, you don't have to starve, or dodge the Black Sunshine recruiters all your life, Sidding. Think about it. Raven already accepted, and I know you like her..."
The youth blushed, stammered... "Raven's just this girl I know, from my street..."
"Aw, you really think you can pretend she hasn't gotten you twisted around her little finger? So cute when they're that naive..."
Later...
"If we're going to be friends, you can't keep on calling me Siddig."
"Then what shall I call you?"
"My friends call me Alaisander, Alai for short."
"And what else can you do, for my people, Alai?"
"I've cleaned up wounds, helped heal people, I was trained... by Widow Olive in River District, I can even help you if any of those fat patrons eat so much they make themselves sick..."
"Widow Olive?"
"Wanda "Olive" Oyl, a widower who healed many of the refugees that came over from Thorns, second only to Master Guildsman Barber Trudish."
"Oh, I know of them, I ran into her daughters, not long ago."
"I didn't know she had kids, are they cute?" He was on the outs with Raven at the moment...
"They're ten years older than you, one's a sorcerer in the Tang-Zen, the other runs the River District Watch for the Peach.
"Aw...
"Don't even bother saying it, older women take one look at you and look for someone with more substance... You need to season a bit, then you'll be interesting to them..."
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