(Ooc Disclaimer: Please take your time to respond, you amazing human. No, he is not trying to start a fight, he's just... a little spooked, lol.)
The graveyard is quiet. Quiet, with the exception of the trees rattling from the wind that blows quietly.
The sound of footsteps shattered the quiet of the graveyard. Faramor walked inside. Reports say the sighting of a gargoyle was reported roaming the cemetery once every few days. He was hired by a few students to capture a photo of the gargoyle just for their work project for the Lyceum. Faramor was more than happy to help. He examined each statue as he arrived.
All made of strong craftsmanship.
Faramor's eyes fell on one statue, it matched the description the students had given him. The statue, was beautiful, Faramor would not deny that. Yet, something seemed off. A faint familiar scent hit his nose, and his head tilted. The scent was ghastly, almost like a Graveborn. Faramor shook his head, his eyes scanning. The scent was of death but there was no sign of any Graveborn magic. His mind was racing, so he forced himself to take a breath. "๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ป ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐๐, ๐
๐๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐
๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐๐น๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐ฝ๐ธ๐๐๐พ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ฝ๐. ๐ผ๐ ๐น๐๐๐ ๐๐๐... ๐ถ๐
๐
๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐พ๐ป๐ ๐๐พ๐๐. ๐ซ๐๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐
๐, ๐พ๐ ๐พ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐ถ ๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐."
Faramor paused, pulling out a flower he had picked on the way here. Faramor set the flower on the book the statue held and bowed, "๐ผ ๐ถ๐
๐๐๐๐๐พ๐๐, ๐๐พ๐๐, ๐ป๐๐ ๐น๐พ๐๐๐๐
๐๐พ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐."
He decided to take the photo, but as he searched through the bag, he could not find the camera. "๐ป๐๐ ๐๐น๐น. ๐ฏ๐ฝ๐ ๐ธ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐น๐๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐พ๐... ๐๐๐๐."
That, is when he noticed, a black bat with green eyes sitting on the head of the statue. It was just staring at the Wilder. He turned his head away, contemplating if he tells the students they were wrong about what they had heard, but when he turned back... The statue was gone. He had hardly closed his eyes.
Faramor knew that was cue for "the dead do not like being woken up randomly". He went to return to the students to let them know the good and the bad news, but as he turned to leave, his ears twitched, alerting him to the presence behind him. He turned around just to ask one question.
"๐ธ๐๐ธ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐พ๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐น๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐
๐
๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ ๐พ๐? ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ ๐น๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ ๐พ๐ ๐ป๐พ๐๐. ๐ ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐น๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ธ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐พ๐๐๐น ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ถ๐พ๐น ๐๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ถ ๐
๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ธ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐พ๐๐ ๐๐. ๐ฏ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐พ๐น ๐๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐น๐๐น ๐๐ ๐ธ๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐พ๐ ๐
๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ธ๐ ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐๐พ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐. ๐ต๐๐๐๐ถ'๐ ๐ธ๐๐ถ๐๐. ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ ๐น๐พ๐น ๐๐๐, ๐๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ผ ๐๐๐๐๐น ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐พ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐."
*Zorya studies Faramor's attire, his weapon, and the book by his hip. He clearly is not a simple traveller but judging by the grace and calm which he displays, he is no ordinary hunter, or perhaps poacher, either.*
I am Professor Zorya. And you do intrigue me. Your presence here is curious. You claim some students of the Lyceum have send you here to aid them in their assignment. Is that truly all there is? Your appearance bears purpose beyond simply visiting. What are you after?
Furthermore, what you say is of concern. Your readiness to help is honorable, but the students should not seek external aid. There is no need to reveal their names, but I shall remind all my students about the importance of academic integrity.