It was a small, two-story building, obviously a shop by the sign that hung from above the door, which read "Scrolls Unrolled", clearly a name made by people with little to no creativity. There was a second sign, easily seen from the door or shop window, that added on to their name. The sign, designed like a plaque, black written in a light bronze, read as follows:

"We sell scrolls, not only those that allow one to learn magic, but to also learn history, philosophy, literature, politics, and other such topics. We are also able to decipher and decode scrolls when needed."

However, much to the chagrin of those either wanting to buy or get their scrolls translated, the store was closed, but an argument, clearly made the sole proprietors of the business, Ronald DeRinge, and Tobias Staphens, ages twenty-one and seventeen, respectively.

"I've told you, I counted six scrolls when I cataloged them.", came the younger, calmer of the businessmen, while his older coworker bellowed out his disagreement once more. "The order says the man had five scrolls he wanted translated, not six! That scroll does not even exist!" A sigh, obviously muffled by the walls and such, was made by Tobias. "And yet, here it is, with words, on paper, in ink.", there was a since after this, and they began once more.

"Of course, she was the one who gave us the entire delivery."

Once more, they were silent, until the older slammed his hand into what must be a table, or wall. "Why am I not surprised? She is the cause or more then just one problem, isn't she?", grumbled Ronald, aloud. A large object landed on the table, tell-tale by the thud, and the older of the two began to read from it. "Man found lost in dungeon...two children found in warehouse...man's hair becomes as hard as a rock, then falls off...woman dies of explosive an' implosive diarrhea...An' they go on an' on, Tobi. All of them her fault."

"Tell me, what is the scroll catalogued under?", the older asked, and he was quickly replied to. "It's a map. Not a warp, nor a charm, nor a curse. Just a simple map.", was the explination, and was then greeted by the sound of parchment being unrolled, and a few mumbles of curiosity by both members. "...where is this map set in?...desert...maybe even the south, I guess...yeah, it's in the south. Swamp, even...She said a friend of her lives there, didn't she?"

And while they continued on with their thoughts, the door to the shop was opened, and left open should anyone wish to enter.

Dmetri was the first customer and as he walked up to the counter,he said,""Do you have any scrolls of magic,particularly on elemental-based magic?"

Sakiko had been more than annoyed to have found the doors locked. She had even considered burning the place down, when she had spent so much energy to come here, in the first place. She scowled, and was about to set the place on fire when she heard voices inside. Curious, Sakiko stopped her action, and leaned in to listen. She raised her eyebrows, wondering who the 'woman' was, when the door swung open.

Pleasantly surprised, the mage stepped in rather cautiously. She stuck her head inside, then sauntered in with her hands clasped behind her back.

"Well. Not a very competent store, are you? Losing such an important map. I'm not even sure if I want to buy anything here now, but I'll check it out anyways..."

The two ignored the Deku, seeing as the small creature wasn't able to be seen over the counter, whereas they saw Sakiko with ease. "We...lost a map?", Ronald said slowly, more of a question to the younger coworker, who went to get their delivery log. "Hmm...map successfully delivered to Mrs. Aran...delievered to Mr. Knight...to Mr. Falcon...No, we haven't lost any maps.", said the younger, closing the book, and looking over at the young woman through his small glasses.

"However, ma'am, we do have this map.", the older one added, pointing over at the unrolled map in their back room. "We have yet to understand what it is for, you see.", he then added, pushing his dark blue cap up from his eyes. "It is set in the South, an' around the swamp. Course,", he paused for a moment to sigh, "There is no way for us to get to the South."

Sakiko raised her eyebrows. She was sure that she heard something about losing a certain order. But then of course, hearing a conversation from the outside wasn't really an accurate way of eavesdropping. Stepping closer, Sakiko examined the unrolled map from a distance, wondering what use it would be to her. But it did sound interesting and a map always foreshadowed an adventure. The mage dug into her bag that was slung around her shoulder, extracting a little bag of money.

"Well...that does look...interesting. Might I take a look? Of course, if it looks valuable to me, I'll be willing to pay."

The deku sighed and just tapped the counter with his quarter-staff and said,"Excuse me sir,down here I am.Now,do you by any chance have any magic scrolls?I'm most interested in elements in the magic case.Or any linguistics?"

Tobias looked over the counter at the little Deku, and scratched his head. "How old are you sir? We can't sell elemental magic scrolls to minors.", he said, before turning back to the matter at hand. "Well...hmm...can we, Ron?", the younger asked the older, an eyebrow raised over his closed eyes. "We need to wait for her approval, remember? She told us that we need to wait for her to make sure it can be sold, let alone used.", he was told, and the older looked back at Sakiko.

"Ma'am, I'm sorry, but we need to wait until-", he was cut off, by the ringing of the bell, as the door was opened, and a tall, dark-skinned woman entered the room.

"Until you have my approval. Allow me to look over she who wants the scroll.", the woman said, now walking around the young female mage, taking in every detail of the girl. She ran her hands through Sakiko's hair, ran her fingers lightly over the pale skin of the mage, and ended with a quick squeeze of the girl's butt. "She has been approved, Ronnie. She can pay for the scroll, or just get it for free."

"So many delays.These guys must really hate me," thought Dmetri. He then spoke, "My age you ask? Nineteen years ago, I was born and entered the world in Holodrom. I just came to Hyr'll last year, by December. The exact date was March 1 when born, and December 23 when I became Hyr'llian. Now that you understand my status as a young adult, may I browse for a scroll of magic or linguistics now?"

Sakiko jumped, her face red with indignant fury. She yelled at the woman in an embarassed slur of words,

"Waddahellwasthatfor!!!"

The mage rubbed her butt, the light pinch a little more painful than it probably was intended. She demanded,

"What do my physical attributes have to do with anything?!"

The woman looked over, blinking once or twice under her brown hood. "It looked nice, so thusly I pinched. Don't tell me you didn't liked it. I mean, that little Sheikah boy who comes here all the time doesn't mind it. Heck, I'm sure he comes here just for that.", she said, then turned and added, "Maybe I should charge him for it from now on."

Tobias looked down at the Deku once more, focused on the little plant. "The scrolls are on the lower left wall, near the ones about food conjuration. Might want to stay away from the fire spells, though. Linguistics are near the window, on the right side.", he explained, before going back to their boss. "Ma'am, was it really required?", was his question, and she nodded.

"Is it so bad that I just wanted a feel? I'm giving her compensation. Not like she'll die or anything." was her repeated answer, before, when Sakiko's hands were out of the way, she slapped the mage's rump. "So, buck up!"

OoC:Little Shiekan boy is Worru, correct?

IC:"Thank you," mumbled Dmetri as he made his way towards the scrolls of magic. He searched for a good scroll until he found the ideal one. "Alchemy, Healing, Transfiguration, Necromancy, Summoning, Teleportation,...Aha Here it is. Elemental magic. Water, Earth, and Light. I'll choose these as well as the teleportation. Now to go to the linguistics. He walked up and picked two scrolls: Deku and Ancient Hy'll.

"I'd like to purchase these six scrolls. If you're asking about the Ancient Hy'll, I'm getting it for a friend."

OoC:I have a NPC who's a female Hylian archer.

Sakiko sighed, getting more irritated by the moment. Well, since she qualified - although the process itslef was rather humiliating - for buying the map, she decided to take action. The mage glowered at the woman for a second, then produced a worn bag of rupees.

"The price?"

She pointedly made a show of asking this to the two men, ignoring the woman entirely.

"The price?", asked Tobias to Ronald, who looked bewildered. "Well, um, that is to say...", the older one said, trying to think of a price, and then giving Tobias a glare, a sign that the boy was to make the price. "Oh, look, a customer needs me. You take care of miss...", he said, as he went towards Dmetri, but then stopped as he tried to get the mage's name from the woman herself.

"Her name is Sakiko.", the woman added, before walking off and leaving the shop, a smile under the mask that hid the lower part of her face. "Miss Sakiko, is it?", asked Ronald, when the younger of the two had moved on to the little Deku. "Alright, so, counting up the total, the price of your scrolls is...350 Ruppees.", the black-haired boy stated, as the red-haired one decided to talk once more.

"You can either pay a price you deem worthy, or have it for free."

Sakiko raised her eyebrows, wondering how the woman knew her name - it even creeped her out a little. The mage scowled at the map, then at the black haired boy who had so boldly stated the price. She knew exactly how many ruppees she had in her bag, and she kenw that it was not even close to the offered price. She was frugal, but she was also proud. The mage decided that free was the way.

"Hhmmm... I'm not stupid, and i have no idea whether the map will be useful to me or not. Thus, I think I'll take it free of charge right now, and if I find something wonderous with it, I'll come back and pay."

The pale girl held out her hand, waiting to receive the scroll. She inwardly wondered what she'd do with it, anyway, but she decided that she was in a curious mood

Ronald shook his head when she said she would come back to pay for it. "Ma'am, we are to accept only one price when selling these scrolls. So, if you take it for free now, then you can only take it for free. As for the price, that was merely for the other customer.", he explained, taking his dark green cap off for a moment to take out a pen. With the pen in hand, he signed in the name of the scroll as 'HER MAP', then signed Sakiko's name, and the price as free.

"Now...there is another matter. Should you ever find it that you need any aid that your friends and compatriots cannot offer, myself and Tobias are to help you, even at the cost of our own lives, so I merely ask you try and do nothing that could get someone killed, as that sounds uncomfortable if the person who dies is either me, him, or both of us."