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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

-might get a heads up?" She shift weight from one foot the other.

Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Rena just gives a raised eyebrow at his attempt at an apology, giving a glance to Cieve as she listens. The gold is.... quite generous. Maybe a little too generous. "Pretty deep pockets these 'associates' of yours. Let me guess, whoever they are have to be kept a secret or else the wrong people -

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

- lovable idiot that he is. She still had her arms crossed and she refused to sit down. No, in fact she was just getting used to glaring down at people.

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Rena pinched the bridge of her nose, eyes shut tight. She can feel a headache coming on. "Oh, for the love of..... I assume the theatrics are for a reason?" She walked back to the table, glaring at the man now joining them. She knew this was also going to have a very profound effect on Gav. The-

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

-out. Hence the shovel. Just in case.

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Rena's posture doesn't change. She's a word away from shifting the wood in this place to a makeshift shovel to beat this man with if she has to. She slightly turns to Cieve. "What do you think?" The former lover but hung in the air but unlike Gav, Rena wasn't going to pry. She'd let Cieve sort it-

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

-now younger man. "I have enough to deal with. Who the hells are you and why the facade?" She begins tapping her foot against the wooden floor.

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Rena turned to the approaching @albinoduelist.bsky.social , glancing at @honorbound.sunder.my before turning back to @bladesofgrey.bsky.social . When his features shifted and changed, her smile, turned curious became a third thing: frustration. She crossed her arms, standing up straight, over the-

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

There was an small eye twitch. "/Thank you/, Gav. Now shut up." There was a pause when Aronion chimed in. "Yes, /thank you/ Aronion." She cleared her throat, offering small smile to the stranger as she regained her composure, standing up straight. "There. Any better?"

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

- @bardstales.bsky.social . Putting her hands together when she parted them, there was a sphere of water spinning between her palms. Very carefully, she extended her hand towards the man, water still rotating ever so slowly. "Here. This should help." The glare from earlier was replaced with a warm-

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Daggers. That's what she would summon with the glare she was giving Gav. She could wrap the very wood in this foundation if she tried hard enough and needle him into a well deserved coma. Once he walked over to rejoin Kerva, @honorbound.sunder.my and @albinoduelist.bsky.social . She turned back to-

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

-and park your ass, I will be making sure the trees keep you locked up for a week!" Rena sighs, standing up, now noticing the coughing person in the corner. She glares at Gav. "I'll handle this." She walks to @bardstales.bsky.social . "Sorry about him but you are coughing a bit. Do you need -

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Rena finds Cieve's commentr amusing. "An ex-lover? You still have it? Cause if you do, you're definetely living up to that knghtly bravery." Rena takes her order, about to thank the waitress when Gav starts making a scene. "Gav, I swear to the gods and maybe one archfiend, if you don't keep it down-

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Rena followed @albinoduelist.bsky.social 's glance, looking at the big, armored man who's laugh was as deep as he is tall. She nodded. "Ah, yeah, really big, I can see that." She leaned forward, resting on her elbows. "So, he doesn't just make a good stew and entertain wayward troublemakers."

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

"I sense a great disturbance. Either I have a mess to clean up or someone stepped on the grass again. Either or."

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

-throat again. "Must be someone who had quite the impact if I remind you of them." She looked at Gav, concentrated on a new story and Kerva, bracing herself for some gruesome story. She had taken them both in, taken care of them. Something like pride bloomed in her chest before she looked back at-

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Rena was a bit shocked. And maybe blushing but she'd deny it. "Uh.." She let out a coughing laugh, choking on her own spit for a second. "You would be the first." She cleared her throat. "Me? Really? I mean, I'm not that old. Not that I take offense." She straightened herself out, clearing her -

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Rena leaned forward, forearms resting on table, her upper body weight on them. "What's one more surprise? Let's see it, Aronion." There was a beat before she caught Cieve looking at her. Her eyes darted between Aronion and then Cieve a few times before she turned her head. "Something the matter?"

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

-surprises lay under that big, clunky armor."

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

"Gav never leaves a detail out either." Rena straightened herself in the chair. "I've never seen someone so excited over finding an owlbear on the road." She paused a beat. "After we had to run away from it as fast as we could." Rena turned to Aro. "And you, dedicated to the local flowers? Many-

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Rena pinched the bridge of her nose. "Gav, covering the bill doesn't mean add more to it." She exhaled. "I'll just have a water, thank you."

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Rena is the last to sit, leaning back in the chair with a groan, her heels finally no longer screaming at her to stop for just a second. "Okay, I needed that." She straightens herself out. "Can't go wrong with stew. Kerva, don't pry."

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

"That's what I'm hoping. I tend to do the check ins when we arrive at a city and catch up with these two later but food first sounds delightful." And among other things. "And a load off our feet for five minutes would be even better."

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

-and decided to band together." The short version saves time and she'd rather not act like she's mad at Gav.

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Rena stood, arms crossed as the other two introduced themselves. When it was over, she stepped forward. "Rena. Nice to meet you." She offered a small smile, Rena hands moving to rest on her hips, shifting her weight from one leg to the other. "I don't any of us were, either but we met on the road-

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

-put." She turned back to Aronion. "Assuming you don't want to visit your friend first?"

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

-but if you have a hurt back, I'll save the lecture after breakfast." She huffed, heading straight for the bar keep, already negotiating a stay for the next couple nights. "We can head into the city proper and the inn once we have everything set up. Which means", she looked at Gav, "jobs. So stay-

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Rena watched him walk off, then to the street urchin, frowning, she took some coin to hand to the child, telling them to get something warm before she ran back after Aronion as they arrived at the tavern. "Unless they have seeing orbs in the room..." She waved he hands. "Okay, okay, I won't pry-

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

-fully in front of Aronion. "We aren't in the woods right now. No excuses." She was full on in mom mode. Look, she even wagged an index finger at him.

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Rena rubbed her temples. "Sylvanas, let me make it through the day." She followed after Aronion, catching up to him. "Okay, tavern it is but you can't just sleep in your armor. Proper rest is needed and I don't think cold, hard steel pressed against your back is going to do the trick." She stepped-

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Rena blinked. Very slowly. Then again. Then again. Then shrugged. "We've slept on worse." She paused. "Is that even comfortable for you? We can just get an inn."

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

-talking to the bar keep. There was an inn up in the city proper but the place did have room and board. Rena thought it over. "Thoughts? If the tavern beds don't agree with Aronion, I have no problems going to a proper inn."

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Rena gave a nod. "Doing things the old fashioned way: asking." She started walking, asking around until they found such a tavern. Cracked bricks, wood looking like it was straining against the weight, the doors practically falling off its hinges. "This looks like the place." Motioned to go inside, -

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

-Kerva, then Aronion. "When I step out, make sure he behaves. He gets antsy in cities." Rena, as always took the lead, even if she didn't know where to go. "We should ask the locals. Unless you know where one is, Aronion?"

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Rena let out a sigh of relief. "I'll pitch in. A week won't suffice won't suffice." She dug through her backpack, grabbing her coin purse. "I'll check in with the local guild boards once we're settled, see who it is who needs help." She looked at Gav. "And we're staying to help." She looked at -

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

-you right." She rummaged through, throwing a bed roll at Gav while she carefully got up, nicely handing a bed roll to Kerva. "Honestly, Gavwen, I don't know how your parents put up with you sometimes." She walked off to set up her own roll, close to the fire to help with the chill in her bones.

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Rena was rubbing her temples, pulling her cloak to the side, revealing her backpack. "Gav. We got our supplies while /you/ ran off. My back hurts from carrying this thing around that has all we need in it. I was going to tell Kerva not to say anything while you slept on the ground, which serves-

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

-and her shoulders, and the rest of her, and her soul, not that she would show it.

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

-at Gav, "He ran off. He didn't get lost. He /never/ gets lost. He just won't stay still." She took a deep breath, turning her attention back to Aronion. "And, since we're all going there, we'll travel in the morning." Lucky for Gav, she was being agreeable. Only because her legs hurt. And her back-

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Her focus was still shapr for a moment, then, she rubbed her temples and her look softened. "I'm going to have a long talk with Gav after this." She sighed. "Because knowing him, he's okay with traveling together." She shook her head. "We can camp together. We didn't set up ours before", she glared-

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

And come back she did. "Okay, Hubie, you ready to-" to a crime scene with no culprit in sight. ".... UNBELIEVABLE!"

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Rena would check over her shoulder, seeing the perfect image of a little goblin. Back to setting everything up. "Alright, I'll get the bath ready. You just wait right there, Hubie." She got up, dusted herself and walked off towards the woods. Leaving the goblin alone in the camp.

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

-lips and nose. It was gone in seconds, wiping her face with a forearm, inhaling. "Okay, not bad." She placed the bowl down. "Now, what the hells is going on? I know Gav can be," trusting, "impulsively reckless so, start from the beginning and we can sort this out."

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Rena cautiously took the bowl, not breaking eye contact. Then, she took a spoonful to her lips and... her face was in the bowl, scarfing it down like she was breathing it. Which might have explained some choking sounds and a few coughs before she went right back to having stew all over her -

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

-I'm going to try. But if I swear, if this stew makes me run for the nearest stream, I will summon the trees to fall on you. I have had," Rena sideeyes Gav, "a /day/." She moves her eyes back on Aronion, watching his every move. She could feel a headache forming.

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Rena stared, more like kept her glare at Aronion for a moment then another then..... a large groaning and grumble escaped from her abdomen. "Food first. We can determine if we're killing each other after." How she kept a straight face is beyond anyone. "If that knucklehead and Kerva trust you-

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Rena Rafisur @groundupongrowth.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

-kid who needs a bath." She dusted her hands together, grabbing other small portions. Bread, a little bit of cheese left. She shrugged and set it on a small tin plate for Hubie. "Don't eat too fast. You'll choke."

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