Sair had been around, wandering the caves as one does, taking mental notes with no ability to take physical ones. Their memory would have to be enough. At least, until other options became possible.
Distracted by some distinct pattern in the 'stars' above, Sair almost did not notice the other, still as they were, despite the openness of the area. She was yet another unique creature, some hybrid of things he both had and hadn't seen before, with almost similar shaping to his own.
"Beautiful isn't it? The history?" The horse let out a gentle, wistful sigh. There was so much to see, so much to have seen. Such a shame to have been born this late, after everything.
He made no attempt to hide his presence, ambling toward the base of her perch from where he had sat among the rubble. Their size difference was striking, even with the distance. Hopefully his lack of expression wouldn't cause any strife.

"Speaking." Thinking. Doing.
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Awkward was not a feeling Sair really knew. Sair has been nothing but intrigued by everything around them, including the various ways others had spoken to him in the past. It was no bother to them that Azure spoke in broken sentences, and he waited patiently for her to gather herself before offering his name.
"I am Sair, and you are? But yes, I do mean the ruins. Do you know much about these structures?" He prodded gently, attempting to gather some information to start on instead of rummaging about blindly trying to complete his mental puzzle.
He made some space, not that there wasn't any, in an invitation of sorts. Conversation would surely be easier if he wasn't straining his neck.
"I didn't mean to startle you."

"Speaking." Thinking. Doing.
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Sair mimicked Azure in her soothing gestures, shaking out his mane and turning away to remove the pressure of eye contact as he looked towards the specified ruins. It was a shame to lose pieces of history to something as petty as a fight, but impressive nonetheless that it was one of these 'Masters' that caused the damage. He would be careful in their presence, he decided, but he absolutely had to find them.
"Masters? If they are anything like the Three Kings, I would stop at nothing to hear their tales." Sair may have been full grown, but they still had much to learn about the world around them. An endless amount, seeing as the world kept changing faster than he could study it. To be the first... the thought made him shiver. To make history, rather than just study it? What a dream.
"I am still new." He admitted openly, not ashamed but seemingly almost sad. "I've grown fast in the few cycles I've been awake, and I've been spending all this time... Catching up, you could say. I know so little of the caves, both past and present."
He made some distance again, this time for his own comfort as he turned his attention towards less charred rubble. He dug around for a bit, stopping to study part of a mostly intact brick before he returned to the conversation.
"But I will learn it!" He declared, pivoting once more towards the matter of importance at hoof. "Now why are you here, Azure? Scavaging for... cool stuff, as you call it?" He chuckled.
Sair did wonder what would enrage someone enough to melt stone in a literal sense, but decided it was not an important topic for the time being. He had relics to be finding and puzzles to be solving, and 'cool stuff' might very well fall into that category!

"Speaking." Thinking. Doing.
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"What a shame. I suppose not everyone can be friendly in such a vast place. But... seemed? Have you seen the one who did this?" MasterS insinuated that they were a collection, a group who might know each other. If he could find just one... He had to be able to find others.
"I guess that's both comforting and disheartening to know. At least there are some, but to rely on only tales? I can only hope those I meet are truthful." He sighed, the weight of his goals heavier than they'd ever felt. He likely would never catch up, and that truth would be hard to accept, but he could at least gather answers for others like him. It was all anyone ever wanted really, to leave something behind after they were gone.
He huffed into the silence he had left, cursing his unstable mood. What was up with him today?! "But again my mind wanders, worrying about things far beyond me. I will learn what I can, and pass it on to those who listen. That is my task." He smiled, twitching his ears towards some non-existent whisper before summoning a little ball of light to chase some shadow away. It was dim, but it did the job well enough. "I have no home myself, at least not yet. With nothing to carry my finds, I must take mental notes and move on I'm afraid, so I have nothing to store. I don't suppose you have much experience with less... decorative crafts?" It was a long shot, but with nothing more to his name than his magic and a blanket, what harm was there in asking? At the very least, jewelry could serve as a bargaining chip.
"As kind as the offer is, I can't imagine myself with splotches of blue or stripes of yellow. Maybe another time." He laughed whole-heartedly, trying very hard to imagine a colour or pattern on himself that was not already present. The only images he could conjure were messy and bright.

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Azure's change in attitude did not go noticed, but it did pass without comment. He was not in the business of causing grief as much as he was in the business of studying it. So, he watched with stolen glances.
"It sounds like rats would make better company." He attempted a joke out of truth, delivered flat but with a smile all the same. He could imagine the terror, the chaos... How many had been lost that day? Surely they weren't all so lucky. "Pisces, you say?" He made a mental note of the name, hoping either for directions or to hear it in passing in the future. He was starting to find comfort in winged gembounds, an odd specification but an honest one. It was a dangerous thought for a researcher to indulge, but bias came with sentience he supposed. It wasn't his fault that he'd been blessed with some rather kind company of the sort.

"It's only natural not to gravitate too far from home. But if you're looking to explore, I've only been to the North myself. And here." He paused for a moment to think, toying with the little wisp of magic he had summoned. "I did not like Ursa, but Polaris was kind. Boring, though, for a home. Cepheus had some beautiful greenery... But you might like Pegasus best." He spoke slowly, thoughtfully, mulling over what little he had seen of the locations in his first cycle. "Lots of elevations and perches and plants. I think I'd prefer somewhere with fewer lessers, though. Somewhere dry, to keep my future collection safe. I think that's why I gravitated here." He let out a sigh, looking out towards the charred remains. "But then again, I would need to eat. I'll have to explore much further before I settle."

"You know, I don't think I have had this long of a conversation with anyone yet. We keep turning this way and that, so much so that you've even managed to distract me from my original studies! Now I'm all caught up in this Master business, and I still haven't answered you about your crafts." He flashed a grin at Azure. "A bag would be lovely, if you would? I can, of course, gather some materials for you in return; I would not ask a favour for nothing after bothering you for stories as I have." If not for his lack of hand-like appendages to do such intricate work, he might have asked to see how it was done. He did make note of the wagon idea, however, in case he found a gembound with the capability. It would be beneficial on longer expeditions, once he did settle.

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