>>4113
I also now understand you want your privacy and independence but still I am afraid you might get more and more isolated and left out if you distance yourself from everyone. So please give the others a chance to know you better even Alice. Especially Alice. She is actually really nice and helpful and also easy to get along with but she does not like being fooled or crossed over and amplifies and returns all feelings towards her many-fold. Both good and bad. Just giving her a small treat will greatly improve your relationship. But yes she may yell and even swear at you from time to time thats also her way of showing that you matter to her as strange as it sounds. As long as she doesnt fall silent all is well.

But your bigger problem will be Cat. She is a proud tribal warrior from a society that has almost no concept of private property. You know all for the tribe. So keeping funds all to yourself wont fly well with her and remember you will be living off rations Cat has cooked from her own money. Refusing her food and bringing your own will be a serious insult and trying to pay her for it probably just as much. Just one word of advice. Never bluntly refuse anything Cat offers you. Never. Also she may see any perceived selfishness as illoyalty to the party and therefore treason. You will get yourself and the entire party into serious trouble beyond my capabilities to resolve. Cat may listen to any of my orders but she will probably never forgive you. This is exactly why I created the system of money distribution the way I did and put much thought into it. But if this is unacceptable to you we will work out something else. I do not mind giving you your fair share at your own disposal and I certainly will never take money from you against your will but keep in mind doing things your own way gives you a tremendous responsibility for the party. The same goes for your equipment. Anything goes as long as you can convince the others your choice is right but please try your best to coordinate with everyone before making decisions on your own.

I am glad we had this talk Ashley and while we may disagree I value your opinion and I will try my best to find a way that makes you happy. But Alice and Cat may see things less lenient. We are not an ordinary party by far. A party with very strange members bound by fate and watched over by gods. That comes with both advantages and disadvantages that is how it is. I pray your choice will not tear this party apart even before our first quest! This is all I can say and honestly I am out of options and ideas. You do not have to respond sometimes its better to let things settle for a while.

Now let us get out of this terrible weather and back to the guild before we freeze to death shall we?

Yulya gets up and reaches Ashley her outstretched hand