Smiley asked Ananke 'Did you find anything on that ring?'
Ananke shrugged 'No, they said it's just a normal ring through and through. I doubt they knew themself. But don't worry. I got an even better person up for the job' as he handed the ring back to Smiley.
Smiley asked, 'Who?'
'One of my party members. She lives in another city but she is the best bet we got when it comes to research'
Smiley asked curiously 'If you guys are a party then why are you all so far apart?'
'We are only a party in name as we all do whatever we want. I mean freedom is what we all seek even if we barely see each other.' Ananke laughed, 'I am pretty sure the only time I will ever see them all together is when one of us dies.'
Smiley said concerned 'You do know your sense of humor is pretty dark'
Ananke responded 'I mean one day we all are going to die either way. So why be scared of it'
Smiley asked 'Are all of you guys strong?' to which Ananke once again arrogantly responded, 'Our party is the strongest' with a small pause 'only because "I" am in the party.'
Smiley looked at him with pity for he was delusional.
Smiley looked at his red hair which stood out from the rest as he was the only one he had seen so far with it and asked 'Your hair color. I noticed that you are the only one who has it.'
Ananke asked 'Why? Do you think it's bad?'
Smiley said 'No, I am just thinking— why did you dye it?'
Ananke looked at Smiley in shock 'You— Oh… I forgot that you are not aware of anything that goes on in this world. Common sense does not apply to you.'
Ananke explained Red hair is not a natural color and considered unique to "Nar Storm" clan as every offspring of red hair has red hair. No matter the genetics, the Red hair will always win and the child will have that hair color. 'Ironically, not long ago it was considered to be a curse before we were given Nobility due to the achievements of the founder of our clan.'
Smiley looked at him 'Wait… you are a noble?'
Ananke said 'Haaa~ Not really. I never considered myself to be part of that clan and being a noble sounds like a hassle. I would rather be free than be chained down to a country. Although, there are many high ranking people who have red hair and are not part of Nar Storm to the point Red-Haired are now considered to be one of the most influential people in all the world to the point they are even considered a threat by some. That clan was made as a place to gather them all but few people never came.'
Ananke shifted his gaze towards the boy's hair 'But enough about me. You do know that your hair color is unique as well. No one usually have black'
Smiley looked at himself in the window's reflection with his dark hair, dark eyes. 'Actually I just saw three people with the same hair as mine. I doubt it`s that rare'
Ananke responded, 'I travel around and I have only seen a handful of people with black hair. It might be just me as I am affiliated with Red Guild but I have seen more Red haired than Black one'
He glanced over Smiley's hair 'And compared to them, yours even darker than usual'
Smiley stared over his shoulder in reflection towards the crowd behind him and looked confused as he extended his arm—