Two figures stood guard of the gates that opened to the town of Alverton. Another two waited above, they were in charge of handling the metallic gates. Before approaching them the group of eight decided beforehand to separate into two groups, as to not cause suspicion.

"But what if we lose eachother in the town?" Evanz asks, pulling at his hoodie strings a little.
"There's a tavern near the end of Alverton." Grayson informs, arms crossed as he thought about what to do next. "We'll meet inside, so just get past the crowd ASAP."
Fluke raises an eyebrow. "Is that really a good idea?"
"Better than being lumped together and possibly getting hauled to the Empire." The ex-commander responds, then starts to walk behind him.
"Remember, you're from Orilon and you're here to rest from a long journey." Drake chips in, following after him.
Armen nods, fixing the hankerchief around his mouth tightly whilst he dusts some dirt off his nose. Another noteworthy thing to add, they also decided to smudge a little dirt on Armen's face and hair so he doesn't look too recognizable.

The first group —Mia, Hollow, Armen, and Fluke— headed straight ahead with calm faces. The guards talked to them for a moment, then lets them in without much question. Easy peasy, huh?

It wasn't so easy for Drake, Grayson, Rage, and Evanz.
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One guard, a male with dark blonde-ish hair sticking out of his helmet, looked at the group up and down. He thought for a moment. "What town?"
"We–" Drake answers, but halts when the guard glares at him.
"I wasn't talking to you, half-breed." He said agressively.
That surprised the hybrid, as well as the other three, but he guesses this is probably why Allura told them to get past Alverton as fast as they could. They're definitely not friendly with hybrids.
"Don't talk to him like that." Grayson says in a menacing tone.
The blonde guard looks over to him. "What? Are you trying to pick a fight kiddo?"

Oh dear.

Drake, Evanz, and Rage exchange worried looks, each looking for an answer from the other as to how to stop a possible mess from occuring.
Grayson growls under his breath and the guard starts towards him. Both had hands balled into fists and the other three knew instantly this wouldn't end well.

Before either could attempt to do anything, the guard's partner, another male with raven hair, stands between them. He glares at the blonde guard with darkened eyes. "Kristie, stand down."
The blonde guard—Kristie—seems to hesitant. "But-"
"That's an order." The raven-haired guard states with a terrifyingly monotone voice.
Grunting, Kristie moves back from the group. "You're lucky Glen's here." He grumbles angrily to no one in particular.

When things seem settled, Glen takes the lead. "What town, if you may repeat?"
Grayson, setting his nerves down, coughs before answering. "We come from Beckinsdale, a small town of smiths and welders."
Glen nods. "What's your business here?"
Grayson gestures to Drake, who pulls his hood down a litrle harder onto his ender side.
"Coming for supplies and some possible trading." The mage replies, feeling a little concious.

When he decides that the answers are sufficient, Glen yells at the two other guards above to open the gates. The group heads in without another word, ignoring the suspicious glares from Kristie.
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When they reach a reasonable distance away from the guards, Evanz lets out a breath. "Mates, that was pretty tense."
Grayson sighs, tugging his hood down on his face a little lower. "Kinda, yeah."
Rage shrugs, pulling his hood off and letting his long hair free. "It was nerve wrecking, but nothing we couldn't handle."
Drake walks over and pats the blonde's back. "You good Grayson?"
The ex-commander nods, but doesn't look at the hybrid. "Sorry about that by the way, just didn't like that he talked to you like that."
"Let's just hope we don't run into any more trouble." Evanz sighs, also letting his hood fall to his shoulders.
Considering they weren't as wanted as the others, and because they're far from the guards, the two Crew members thought it'd be alright. Neither Drake nor Grayson nagged them to put their hoods back on.

After that, Grayson led them through the larger town, zig-zagging around the crowds of traders and adventurers that gathered in the open-air markets.
"We're almost at the Tavern, let's just hope the others are there already." The blonde tells the others, looking back at the group every now and then.
But of course, as luck has it, someone stumbles onto Rage. "Oi!!"
Not being able to word his protest, both fell onto the dirt, the mess of people on the streets separating as to not get caught in their crash. Because of how loud the crowds were, only Evanz seemed to have noticed.
"Hey guys, are you okay??" He asked, lifting the stranger and Rage off the ground.
"O-Oh yeah, i'm fine!" The male nods in response, dusting himself.

The stranger smiled apologetically. He had dirty brown hair strewn around his face, framing his face and putting focus on his dark green eyes.
Well, eye. The other was covered by a medical eyepatch.
"I'm really sorry for crashing into you, lad." He said sheepishly, holding a hand out. "Name's Will."
Rage, who would have probably yelled some pretty unkind things if it were not for the eyepatch and the stranger's friendliness, sighed and shook it. "Rage. It's no trouble."
"Nice to meet you!" Evanz piped in. "Oh! Yeah, i'm Evanz!"
"Likewise, Evanz." Will replied kindly.

The dark-haired Brit shook his head, and tugged at Evanz' hoodie sleeve. "You're forgiven for the trip-up, but my friend and I have to-"
The crowd, during their short coversation, had already thickened again. Drake and Grayson were no where to be seen, and jesus christ they don't know how to get to the Tavern.
Rage cursed under his breath, Evanz hearing it clearly. "Uhh, you don't happen to know where the town tavern is, do you?"
Will nods. "Yeah, I do."
"Well Will, seems like Rage and I lost our way. Could you take us?" Evanz asked politely.
The green-eyed male smiles. "Sure thing, hesded there to meet some friends anyhow. Something about a quest, or whatever."
"Great! Lead the way!" Rage exclaims, kinda really happy that they have yet another guide.

With that, the trio continued past the crowds to their rendezvous destination.
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((I completely forgot to post this, sorry about that qvq I've been kinda side-tracked these days, but hnnn-

Also!! Cameo appearance from Doctor1Who0 !! Don't worry lads, there'll hopefully be more soon!!))