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-----Seth looks around at the others and decides to move towards his horse. He would much rather have spent the rest of the day in the tavern playing his harp but business is business. He holds out his hand and waits for Albert to alight on it.
-----Kazel's smile disappears as an incredulous look replaces it. "Going in there?" She seems to struggle to make sense of its very concept as her face screws up in funny ways. Then, after a moment or two, she suddenly snaps her finger and straightens up. "Oh, wait. I'll go. I s'pose." Her face finally settles on a look of resignation, as she trudges on reluctantly towards the tavern.
-----The Dread Pirate grins at the thought of being a toad, "Well now, would that be a toad that doesn't have to listen to Sarah? A diet o' bugs and suchlike would almost be worth it."
-----Gimplefwick looks askance at Kazel entering the tavern and grins more widely, "Hey there, are ye going to be sittin at the bar this time. By the way the bartender and some of the patrons were feelin badly about the way they treated ye back at that other town and gave me some things to pass on to ye. Don't be lettin me ferget to give 'em to ye."
-----"What, their faces for me to punch on?" Kazel throws her hands up at the thought, as she walks on without looking back. "Ha!"
-----Seth’s crow noisily lands on the musician’s hand with its wings flapping. It then rights itself and caws as if demanding something to eat. Nearby, Raven’s wolf watches the bird with mild interest. It then moves away sniffing the air as if catching an interesting scent.
-----Meanwhile, Thunder raises and turns his head to look back at Sol mounted on his back. The stallion shakes his head as if he is impatient. The coal-black pony of the Dread Pirate simply looks up at the gallant horse and snorts. It then begins stamping the ground with one of its front hooves.
-----Smiling fondly at his stallion, Sol says, "Soon, my friend. First we'll see if our mage is sober, then we ride." During the wait for the three women, Sol takes piece of beef jerky out of pouch and chews on it.
-----After waiting outside for a few moments, Rinda finally appears coming out of the tavern. She motions to the others to come over to her. As they approach, the huntress stands with a small smile on her face as she slowly shakes her head.
-----She looks at her four male companions hesitating as if trying to figure out what to say. Finally, she says, "Sarah has had too much to drink. She is sitting at a table inside with a man. Sarah says the man needs to meet with us and that he has something we should know."
-----Sol snorts rather unpolitely, "I'll bet. I hope he knows the best way to avoid the spells of a drunken mage." Sol slips off Thunder and nods to Rinda, before stepping inside the Tavern. As he enters he grumbles, "Remind me not to joke about her sobriety again."
-----Seth looks at the Dread Pirate and gives him a wink. "It might be best if some of us enter the tavern and pretend we don't know the others. Sol can talk to this guy and we can just mingle, make sure nothing bad happens."
-----With a pained look on his face, the Dread Pirate vigorously begins massaging his temples with both the palms of his hands, "Gaarrrgghh. What can this landlubber possibly have to tell us? That our mage be a drunken harlot? I'd pretty much already figured that one out fer meself."
-----Sighing, the Dread Pirate nods at Seth's plans, "Aye ye never know. But I'd be imaginin that in such a small village as this, we'll all stick out as bein together as strangers. Maybe I'll just keep an eye on things out here though. Just in case," states the paranoid halfling pirate.
-----Sol, Raven and Rinda then enter the tavern. It proves to be a very small establishment with only about four tables scattered about the drinking room. A large woman with long thick black hair stands behind the bar and nods as they enter.
-----As they stand just inside the door, they can see that at a table to their right, Kazel sits talking with a small gnome propped up on a bench. The gnome holds a large mug in his ruddy hand and his clothes are a dirty brown color. His floppy hat hangs down over his pale hair.
-----To their left, Sarah sits closely by a man at another table. He appears to be a medium-sized human with light brown hair. He wears dark riding clothing and his face is handsome.
-----As Sol walks over to Sarah’s table, the door opens again and Seth enters the tavern.
-----When Sol gets to Sarah's table he looks at the man briefly, before turning to Sarah. Sol patiently says, "Sarah, we really do want to go now. Perhaps ye can relate to us later, what a wonderful time ye've had, but we must be off." Sol holds his hand out to Sarah, a 'polite' gesture in case she needs extra help with balance. Whilst doing so, he turns to the man seated with Sarah, and says, "Excuse us, sir."
-----The gnome suddenly gets up from the table where Kazel is and quietly slips out the door.
-----Kazel gets up as she sees the others enter the inn. "I'll be waiting outside, getting my horse ready." She then talks briefly with Seth before proceeding to the exit.
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