Shinami continues to his chicken leg while the two continue talking.
This is delicious!
"Sorry Shinami. I didn't intend to ignore you. Are you alright after the events of the day?"
"I do have an idea, lead the way."
"Sorry Shinami. I didn't intend to ignore you. Are you alright after the events of the day?"Shinami continues to his chicken leg while the two continue talking.
This is delicious!
Cecil only realizes Shinami is gone as he turns to speak to him. Eyeing the note Cecil says, "Clever bastard." in a tone of jest with a half smile on his face.
"Cecil, I'm sorry. I'm not usually much of a talker."
Especially since your a noble! What could I ever say to interest a noble!?
"Could you be more specific?"
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"Well, ..." Cecil Chuckles "Do you normally say hello by knocking people on their asses?" His tone indicates that he didn't take offense, but he did find it amusing.
Bo says, "Well, could you come upstairs and see if you can find something warmer we could use?"
_______"Cecil, I'm sorry. I'm not usually much of a talker."
Especially since your a noble! What could I ever say to interest a noble!?
"Could you be more specific?"
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Bo says, "Well, could you come upstairs and see if you can find something warmer we could use?"
_______"Cecil, I'm sorry. I'm not usually much of a talker."
Especially since your a noble! What could I ever say to interest a noble!?
"Could you be more specific?"
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"Well, ..." Cecil Chuckles "Do you normally say hello by knocking people on their asses?" His tone indicates that he didn't take offense, but he did find it amusing.
Aya laughs uneasily.
"I am sorry about that milord. It's just that...when men approach me...it's not uncommon..." She sighs. "I'm not good at handling social situations. I've had some bad experiences."
"Well, ..." Cecil Chuckles "Do you normally say hello by knocking people on their asses?" His tone indicates that he didn't take offense, but he did find it amusing.Aya laughs uneasily.
"I am sorry about that milord. It's just that...when men approach me...it's not uncommon..." She sighs. "I'm not good at handling social situations. I've had some bad experiences."
"Aya, you seem nervous. Would you care to take walk with me? Perhaps that will help put you at ease. I'll show you some magic if you're interested."
Aya stiffens.
"I'd prefer to stay here where there are people, and magic is not for tricks. Are you better than the law?"
"As you wish, it was just a suggestion and of course I'm not better than the law. I just thought you might be interested, some people are. " Cecil shrugs. As he does so he realizes in all the commotion that he still looks awful with swept hair and tattered clothes. Cecil looks down at his clothes a moment then back to Aya. "It appears as though I make you uncomfortable and that is not my wish. Also I seem to have completely forgotten about my appearance. If you'll pardon me I need to attend to this..." holding part of his ripped shirt "...Please enjoy your evening." WIth that Cecil stands and makes a courteous bow and as unobtrusively as possible heads to his room for the night. A the bottom of the stairs Cecil grabs something for Poe to eat and as he walks up the stairs Poe flies out of the rafters and lands on his shoulder and begins to nibble the morsel that Cecil holds up for him.
Assuming nothing else dramatic happends Cecil Immediately casts Prestidigitation and mending to clean and repair his clothing as well as his body. Within moments he looks splendid again. he then proceeds to prepare for bed and sleeps as soundly as possible.
Edit: He also casts an extended unseen servant on a bell with orders to ring it loudly if anyone enters the room or attempts to.
The mending prestidigitation thing is once he's in the room with the door closed. Just to clarify.
Brynn continues playing his lute like he's never played it before, well into the early, early morning, keeping many of the townspeople entertained while at the tavern. Anyone that may have joined with instruments or singing through the night, Brynn makes a point to send a pint their way.
Shinami spots a surly old man telling stories and he walks over to listen in, interested in what the well weathered man might have to say.
The old man is telling highly exaggerated stories of werewolves in Pollexia.
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Eventually cheered by Brynn's conversation and music, Osslend passes the night drinking until...suddenly it's morning and he discovers that bar room floors aren't as uncomfortable as people might think.
Waking up after a nice full nights rest on a comfortable wooden cross beam supporting the roof the tavern, Shinami leans over to survey the chaos of the tavern floor. He sees Osslend with his pups groaning and rubbing his lower back as he sits up from the bar room floor and Brynn in a corner clutching his lute cooing to it in his sleep.
I'm guessing Kayla wakes up between Po and Bo. She rather hopes that her teammates won't comment too much on her absence from the main room at the tavern (if they even noticed).
assuming the night passes uneventfully;
Cecil and Poe deced the stairs in the morning looking clean and refreshed. His traveling clothes no longer have tears and burn marks, his hair is immaculately groomed, and generally everything about him is pristine. He surveys the tap room and unconsciously chuckles to himself as a half smirk crosses his face. He muses to himself "Pesants have their flaws, but they know how to have a good time despite their circumstances."
Kayla bids the brothers farewell, looking a bit sorry to be parting ways from them so soon. However, given the time sensitive nature of their mission she has knows she can't afford a longer stay in Koppolex.
Along the ride to Faelstaff, she'll ask Cecil about the events that led to fire, as well as asking the others if they enjoyed their matches. She will also tell Brynn how much she enjoyed his playing.
Kayla's opinion on when to arrive in Faelstaff will be that given that other towns seem to have a policy preventing anyone from entering after dark, that Faelstaff most likely has one too. Therefor it will do them no good to ride the horses hard to reach a town they may not even be able to enter. So she thinks finding a place to camp before dark would be a good idea.
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Well outside of town Cecil answers Kaylas question "I never discovered the man's identity. One of his possessions exploded and killed two men and nearly killed me. As a result of that the building caught on fire. You know the rest of the story already."
"That reminds me" Cecil say's suddenly "Which one of you is good with axes?" He pulls out the two silver throwing axes for all to see. "They have a magical property that causes them to return to the throwers hand. "
I'm not sure I agree, Kayla. If we're that close to the town, that means these man-wolves might be about. I'd sure prefer to be inside walls when I see them the first time, wouldn't you?"
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"I can throw one in place of my shuriken, especially if it returns, but I don't see the need for having two. Who else can use one?"
Shinami states as they ride along the road.
"Of course I'd prefer to be inside walls too, but I'm just not sure that the town will open it's gates after dark."
STUFFIt's a good 3 miles off the road to the west to the edge of the woods.
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Edit: crap.
Well, at least it's in an estra-dimensional space so it'll be hard to track.
"Maybe if we camp about ten miles out of town, it would get us close enough to get into town the following day by late morning. Any kind of wolf is not something I'd like to be fighting at nighttime. Let's at least enter the town on our terms, but that ten-mile gap should give us enough distance that many scouts wouldn't venture that far out there."
"Yes, that should be a good distance out. But this time we need to set a proper watch. Cecil, do you have any tricks that might help - magical alarms or the like?" Bryce agrees with Brynn's suggestion, and is determined not to be caught napping a second time. His memory of the enchanted campfire has not been salved by the few intervening days.
"As for the axes," Bryce replies to Shinami, "I will rely on my bow for preference. I' could keep it on my belt for emergencies, but perhaps Brynn or Osslend has a greater need for a ranged weapon?"
"Yes, that should be a good distance out. But this time we need to set a proper watch. Cecil, do you have any tricks that might help - magical alarms or the like?" Bryce agrees with Brynn's suggestion, and is determined not to be caught napping a second time. His memory of the enchanted campfire has not been salved by the few intervening days.
"As for the axes," Bryce replies to Shinami, "I will rely on my bow for preference. I' could keep it on my belt for emergencies, but perhaps Brynn or Osslend has a greater need for a ranged weapon?"
"I have the Web Shelter of course. Also something that could work, after a fashion, but we still need watches. Might I suggest we build our own fire pit this time."
"With danger so near, do we really want to have a fire? It surely won't deter any werewolves and may only serve to draw attention to us while we are vulnerable. The moon is a mere three days 'til full and should give us enough light to see by." Kayla gives Shinami an uneasy glance as she recalls what the full moon will mean for him.
As they continue traveling, Kayla scans the ground for wolfsbane, trusting her mount to follow the other horses without her guidance.
"With danger so near, do we really want to have a fire? It surely won't deter any werewolves and may only serve to draw attention to us while we are vulnerable. The moon is a mere three days 'til full and should give us enough light to see by." Kayla gives Shinami an uneasy glance as she recalls what the full moon will mean for him.
As they continue traveling, Kayla scans the ground for wolfsbane, trusting her mount to follow the other horses without her guidance.
"Kayla, what are you doing?"