Deetz and Quorin both manage to get into line. Strangeways follow suit.
At the front, the woman smiles. It's a rarity here in Tyr. "Thank you. My name is Mahlanda by the way. [i]Let me know if there's anything I can do...." She dumps extra portions of both food and water. It's enough to stave off the effects of the templar's extra work detail.
The bottom of your plate has an object attached. You feel it with your fingers and quickly realize she just slid you an obsidian knife!
Once everyone is served, she takes her own meal and grabs an spot to eat.
Strangewayes makes an effort to, "play it cool", but watches her. This could be some kind of trick or trap. He finds his own place to eat alone, but someplace he can observe her. He tries to watch her in a way that's not obvious.
He thinks twice about eating the additional portions of food and water, but hunger wins out.
Graff looks grimly at the hideous desert mutant who doles out an under sized portion into his bowl.
He notices some of his new comrades get the pretty human woman in line who seems to give out generous amounts of sustenence.
He feels for the spirit of the Wind and is saddened that it cant reach him...
Yet Graff is stoic about it. He has managed to survive his whole miserable life in Athas. He expects nothing less.
Having already risked exposure once with this woman, Quorin opts to take an even greater risk, testing trust with her. He sits down with Mahlanda. "Thank you. With the extra work, I think I would not make it without this. The Templars are a terror. I mean to break free. If I find a way, are you interested?"
"That depends. Some people have a very low bar for free. Look around. Does anything feel free in this land? The lizards in the desert, are they really free? Look what we have done to Athas."
She stares intently at each of you. "If you mean to make a go at it, are you strong enough to make others free? To be part of something bigger than yourselves??"
Quorin is slightly taken aback by the directness. But this is good. Refreshing. New.
"Maybe. But I think I know a few people, and together I'd say yes."