it was mid-day by the time Reed neared the border of Elysium, the sun shining above his head doing very little to melt any of the snow that coated his paws and fur. It wasn't a bad thing, the snow. it was fun to play in the white powder, to hear it crunch under him with each step or 'poomf' against Goatus when he threw a snowball at her, but it made his trips slightly more difficult with each time they had to get the cart out of yet another snowbank. It was still alright though, the cargo was dry and Goatus wasn't having any issues pulling. He always worried that she did too much and that she'd strain herself someday, but she just kept going and going. They'd at least hopefully be unloading some cargo here and lightening the load.

  Elysium.. he wasn't terribly sure how it would go. He'd never been here, hell, he'd never been to any of the clans nearby. He was excited to meet new people and trade but he was also cautious. The clans were supposed to be nice but he'd been fooled before, the scar on his side evidence of that. it was worth the risk though, he had way too much stuff. He'd turn to look at his companion, doubt coursing through him for but a split second as reassurance and comfort pushed its way through their bond. It'd be alright. Goatus headbutted him a little too hard but he laughed anyways, he loved her.

  They were at the border now. Reed rushed to secure the cart, wedging small blocks behind the wheels as a precaution. He didn't think anything would happen considering the snow, but he wanted to be safe. Jumping up onto Goatus's back and then onto the cart, he untied the cover, revealing the somewhat organised mess of items inside. Everything from slightly wilted flowers to skulls, old human clothes, pieces of slightly scrappy technology that he'd picked up to barter to the creatures that were weirdly into it, books, containers filled with unknown substances. It was a treasure trove, him and goatus's treasure trove, and they were ready to allow people access. He did have to wait a few minutes for someone so that he could start his spiel though.

  "Hello, hello!" He'd start, a grin blooming upon his face. "I'm Reed and this is my wonderful companion, Goatus. We're merchants and we're here to see if anybody would be interested in trade or exchange of services?" They weren't opposed to having things done for them instead of getting physical exchanges, a lot of creatures didn't have anything to barter but they always had some skill or another. "I am also wondering if I could speak to your leader, chief, whatever head of organisation that you guys got?"

(no need to match length. the cart is full of pretty much whatever you could think of, no solid inventory at the moment.)

  Reed stopped for a moment, staring at the cat as they revealed that they were the one he asked for. That awfully convenient. Gods, she was here. Obviously she'd be here because he knew that she was the leader here, and a few loners he'd asked said she was, but she really was here. Hopefully they got along. Him and the leader, he meant. He meant a lot. I mean- said a lot. Did he? who knows. He was somewhat nervous now; Goatus was the same as always. The leader was smaller than he expected, but then again, Reed was bad at guessing sizes, his only information about her was some.. not too flattering commentary that he'd heard from mother. Not much of what she said about anyone was nice though, she didn't really seem to care about making others feel good about themselves, even if they were her children.

  "H..Hey! I heard about Elysium through the grapevine, animalvine?, and I thought it'd be pretty cool to sell my wares here." Alright, going smooth so far. "I was like, 'oh!' because I haven't been to the clans before because I was pretty like, secluded as a kid but then I got kicke- when I left, I started looking for places to go travelling to and this place seemed pretty great!" He was rambling, voice wavering slightly. was he anxious? probably. "and I like to ask the leaders if they're comfortable with me in their territories and stuff and.." He wasn't even telling her. He couldn't just not tell her. She could be nice! "uhm.. alright, quick startover." He'd breathe in deeply, awkward smile upon his face. "I'm Reed Kui, I've been looking for you for a while. I'm pretty sure that we're siblings?"

Goatus was chewing on something as this all went on, not really caring. was it a plant, was it meat? nobody knew.

The two were an interesting pair so-to-speak. A visibly uninterested goat and an anxious merchant who was in search of a purpose makes quite the duo. Their dynamic brought on Alastor’s curiosity, prompting him to wander over to listen further. He couldn’t help but eye the two closer. A purple gaze scanned the presumably non-sentient or mute creature, only to look up at Reed seconds later. The Doberman Pinscher merely left his attention on Reed after that, as they did most of the talking. To be frank, they were truly the interesting one anyways. After all, they offered up some precious wares.

Before inquiring on what was in the cart, Alastor listened to what Reed had to say. Through the stutter-filled rambling, the canine couldn’t help but wander off into his own thoughts, only to be whipped back into the commotion seconds later. Something did manage to peak his interest though. The merchant spoke of kinship... with Warringkingdoms? Now that was an interesting way to get a selling permit. Whether Reed’s plan was an ulterior motive or the genuine truth, he couldn’t help but scoff underneath his breath. Even so, he kept his attention at full. There was no missing this.

Despite the treasured rejoice, Alastor always had to find a way to insert himself into the situation and take control. Literally and figuratively. He made his was over to the cart, ears still perked and listening, and observed it’s contents. A particular skull caught his attention. Nevertheless, he wanted to know more before he fumbled around in the scrap pile. “Can you tell me about what you have here?” he questioned. The canine always enjoyed keeping souvenirs from his adventures. This would be no different, but what did he have to offer? Perhaps Alastor could force their hand and give it to him ‘out of the kindness of their heart.’ Mind-control...

  Oh gods, someone to distract him for a moment. The suspense was broken as he turned away from his supposed sister, mood and expression changing in a blink of an eye. "I have a wide variety of items, virtually anything that you could think of!" He was back into the salesman role, breathing evened out and a calm look spreading. "We have everything from pressed flowers and plants to skulls and old human wares!" He didn't actually know everything that he had. He had a lot of stuff crammed into the cart that he and Goatus had just sort of, gotten. Not much of it had been bartered items, a few were stolen items though. "We are looking to unload some of this, we have much too much, and would not be greatly opposed to what others would consider an uneven trade."

  Rin was grabbing his attention again, and she was questioning him. It was alright, he could handle a few questions. He didn't have anything to hide. He wasn't going to talk about what Mother did but he could talk about her. "Mother's name is Ada, Ada Kui." He didn't know if she had any middle names or anything other than the basics, she never really spoke to him about that stuff. "I..uh" It had been a while since he had 'left' home. He hadn't been terribly old, not even fully weaned. "I was about, five and a half months old?" He was young, but he was fine now. He had gotten on just fine by himself for the month it took until he encountered Goatus. Him and Goatus weren't that far removed in age, but maturity was different. He took care of Goatus and she took care of him. "I have some of her old jewelry, I grabbed it before I left because I sorta wanted to keep something, y'know?" The jewelry was kept in a bag in Goatus's side-bags. shortly after mention, the bag would float up out of the bags to rest in Reed's open paw. "here, it's a necklace and some other stuff."