Ayda nodded, watching him walk away before continuing on her own path, finding one of the elves that worked in the library. Before long she was holding writing of the prophecy and was pouring over it at one of the few tables scattered through the library.
Axis soon returned to Ayda's side after finding that he couldn't read any of the books. "Did you find the right book?" He asked softly. "The one with the prophecy in it?" He sat beside her and curiously looked at the book she was reading.
She nodded, glancing up at him and pushing the book towards him, well aware that he wouldn't be able to read the language. "I did. And this may hold the ring that will get you back home." Ayda didn't know how in-depth he wanted her to explain the prophecy, so she simply left it at, "If this is right, the ring you need to get home does exist, and we can help get it."
"Sounds good, um… what does the prophecy say?" He asked, looking over the foreign words with a bewildered expression. "I'm not familiar with this language, so I can't read whatever it is that it says…"
"Do you want me to read it word for word, or the basic of what it says?" She asked, tracing some of the words with a gentle finger. It was strange to her that they could understand each other's spoken language, but not the written languages of each other. Or at least Axis couldn't understand Elvish. She could read some English, but not well.
"Whichever you prefer, I suppose. I don't need to know every detail, but if you think it would help, then feel free." Axis shrugged, turning his gaze up to Ayda and away from the book. "What's it all about? Hopefully nothing deadly or requiring me to save the realm or whatever?"
Ayda nodded, a gentle smile on her face, "Well, you won't have to do any saving of the world, but danger is a very good possibility." She pulled the book slightly closer to her, then started explaining what it was saying, "In the most basic terms, your ring is, not surprisingly, in the realm of dragons. It doesn't list specifically where, but we can make a good guess. The ring is only good for one use and one person. Whoever touches it with a bare hand will be brought back to your world, wether it's you or some other creature." She looked up at him, looking almost nervous as she continued to speak, "The bad part of this is that we can't just rush straight into the realm of the dragons from here. It would be considered an act of war. The good news is that there are other ways we can get in."
"Great…" Axis sighed softly and rested his chin on his knuckles. "And you said dragons aren't as bad as humans make them out to be, but… I'm sure they're still dangerous, and we wouldn't want to go to war with them. How do we get in without pissing them off?" He asked.
"We sneak in," Ayda said, this time a bit of an excited smile twitching onto her face, "Not through this realm, but around the back of their territory. They share a border with the faeries, and I have a way to make sure we're not spotted as we loop through their realm and pop up along the back of the dragon's territory."
"Ah… alright. Wouldn't they be pretty angry if they found us, though?" Axis asked. "I don't normally do things that are so… you know… I'm a pretty law abiding citizen most of the time. I just make and sell clothes."
She paused, then nodded, "They would be angry, but if we don't get into their realm then you won't be able to go home." Ayda glanced between him and the book, trying to think of some other options for getting them into the realm that maybe Axis would be more alright with.
"I mean, I'm alright with it, I just… don't really want to be killed by a dragon, you know? Or start a war between you guys and the dragons before I just disappear off to my own realm." Axis laughed weakly.
Ayda smiled, shaking her head as she continued, "I won't let you be killed by a dragon, and war is unlikely if we don't just barge in through our land. It's more important to get you to your world if you don't like it here."
"Well, this place seems plenty nice, but I do have a life back in my own world." Axis laughed softly. "I've got a steady job and such… not a ton of friends, but that doesn't bother me. I don't generally go out and talk to people, so…"
"We'll get you back there, it sounds like you like your world," Ayda replied, nodding as she studied the book once more, "Do you want to go back as soon as you can? If so I can start arranging things tomorrow."
"My world's alright… I mean, we fight a lot over everything and overall, it's pretty corrupt, but… y'know. It's home." Axis shrugged a bit. "And I'd like to get back soon, if possible… I don't know how quickly time goes here compared to my world, so people might notice I'm gone if I'm gone for too long."
She nodded, looking up at Axis, "As soon as we speak with the Queen tomorrow, I'll start putting together everything. Until then…I suppose I can show you around the city if you'd like?" There wasn't much they could do until there was approval from the queen, and so showing him around the city was most likely her only option.
"Sounds good to me. Is there anywhere in particular I should go to sleep tonight?" Axis asked. "I don't know what currency you guys use here, so hopefully I'll be able to pay for a room…" He pulled out his wallet and looked through it with a thoughtful hum. He didn't carry a ton of cash, honestly, preferring to use his debit card, which… wouldn't work in this realm.
"You can stay with me, I have a spare room if you'd like," Ayda replied, shrugging, "If you'd like to stay in an inn though, I suppose I can cover the cost since you don't have money." She didn't care either way, but it was going to be much cheaper for him to stay in her spare room. With that then she could also make sure he would be at the palace at the right time to meet with the queen again.
"Either is fine with me, honestly." Axis shrugged a bit. "I wouldn't want to intrude, of course, but it doesn't seem like I've really got much of a choice at this point… do you have a particular preference?" He asked.
"Staying with me would mean you would surely make it back to the palace on time tomorrow, but staying at an inn will give you more privacy," She said calmly, marking the page that the prophecy sat on before closing the book. They would need to make sure to bring the page or a copy of the writing with on their journey, but right now she wasn't terribly worried about that.
"Well, I'm not terribly worried about privacy— I haven't got anything to hide— I'm more worried about encroaching on yours. I wouldn't want to be a burden or anything in regards to housing or to money. I've been enough of a bother just by being here."
Ayda nodded, thinking for a minute, "You're not a burden at all, you didn't exactly ask to be brought here. I wouldn't mind you using the spare room, I have nothing to hide as well, but if you would prefer your own room in an inn, it wouldn't cost much for me to pay for that. It's just up to where you'll be more comfortable." She stood as she finished talking, scooping up the book and smiling gently at him, "I'm going to go get a writing of this prophesy, if you make a decision just come find me."
Axis nodded a bit and sighed. "I'll probably just stay with you… it'll be easier on time and also cheaper for you." He stretched a bit and got up as well to follow after Ayda. He didn't know where she was going after all, and he didn't plan on going on a wild goose chase today.
"Well then I'll show you to my home when I'm finished," She replied with a nod, walking towards another elf. Stopping near them, she simply held out the book and spoke a string of words in a different language, receiving a nod before they hurred off with the book.