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Abner lets out a loud grunt and sigh. Head still firmly on the table, he uses both hands to grope along the table, searching for his claimed ale.

"Quite rude, all of this. A man is just trying to get some sleep and some drink. So, just another hour or two of rest and we can deal with Kojo's or the Mayor's or anyone else's problems."

A song, soaked in booze, carries through the doorway.

"Well I've been to a mountain and been to a meadow,
and there was a bird in that meadow and that bird was an eagle
but it was also a dragon so I might have to fight it."

Abner Doubleday, also soaked in booze, is carried through the doorway. His bearers are too attractive and put together to spend much longer in his company.

Wax's dazzling light show catches his unfocused eyes and he realizes he's found his friends.

"Good, good. You're all here. Did I tell you about my tournament? A real slobberknocker they say. They say I won too. They gave me money at least."

Doubleday is dropped. An envelope is placed firmly in his chest pocket and his companions make a quick exit. Several jerky stumbles bring Doubleday upright and to a chair. He grabs an ale, drains it, slams a wooden coin on the table and promptly falls asleep