East

The east side of the city is the very heart of Sacrosanct - it's unique skyline is a clash between modern sky rises and small Victorian-inspired storefronts. In the heart of downtown, the sleek colored glass buildings reign supreme though their old-world roots can be seen in the most peculiar places from the lamp post styled electric street light to the stone sidewalks. The old world architecture slowly returns the further from downtown you travel, however. It's here that magic thrives, it hums in every stone and can be felt in every breath. Often, newcomers to the city may become overwhelmed by such sensations but, eventually, it becomes an ever-present feeling that's hardly noticed.

What You'll Find Here

City Creek Center
Dark Hunter Department
Inner Sanctum
Red on the Water
Starlight Tower

let's take this world by storm


Posted on March 22, 2019 by taliah
East
It wasn't a surprise, not really, that this stranger thought she was joking. It was a rare thing for Taliah to ask for help. Still, she blinks at him blankly as if he were waiting for her to break out into laughter. It was true, she messed up her order for the bakery and she didn't want to be here anymore than this stranger did, let alone buying a literal ton of flour. Staring him down with that stare of hers, he finally seems to concede as he begins to fill her cart with that flour. Giving him a quick nod, she helps as much as she can and yet, there wasn't anything she could do, it was a on man job and this stranger was doing a spectacular job. It's only then that she realizes she probably needed help getting this back to the bakery, Taliah hardly thinking it through prior to her arrival. Finally, she asks him to help her back to the shop and the woman hardly misses that flash of irritation. She'd dealt with worse and truly, he could say no.

Before he is able to respond, the laughter of teenagers has Taliah looking over her shoulder, her own annoyance flickering through those emerald eyes. Why? There was a mall wasn't there? A movie theatre? Why would they come to hang out at a grocery store. She pulls her cart to the side to make a little more room, and so she wouldn't have to touch them, as her eyes are drawn back to the man standing in front of her. In the brief moments she had looked away, he had stood up taller and even... widened his stance? He looked like he were trying to tackle the kids. Brief confusion fills her only to realize he had purposely tried to take up more of the aisle. Arching her brow at him, she doesn't say anything not entirely sure why the man was being so... childish. Still, she couldn't make it home without him so she doesn't say a word. When he finally agrees, Taliah gives him a brief nod of thanks, "Great," she says simply after the teenagers have made their way out of the aisle.

As he introduce himself, Taliah doesn't hesitate as she steps around her cart and extends her calloused, baker's hand, "I'm Taliah," she says briefly before letting go of his hand after a firm shake, "This is all I need," she gestures her head towards the cart before reaching out for his basket, "Here, you can put your stuff in here," she says, gently taking his basket and setting it in the cart. "What else do you need? We can make quick work of the shopping and get out of this place," she grumbles a little as another shrieking laughter from the teenagers pierces the air and aisle over. Sighing, she cringes at the sound before turning back to the cart and pushing it on. She doesn't really offer much of conversation as she pushes it along, leaving enough room to let Spencer walk along next to her. "I don't understand why teenagers hang out at grocery stores now," she mutters mostly to herself and yet, she couldn't simply contain her irritation today.

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