A very inebriated individual in chainmail with a rapier at his side gets behind a makeshift lectern and raises his pint several times to quiet the room. He does this a bit more than necessary as he is one of the first to even bother using the lectern. Finally, he begins,
At this point, the man collapses behind the lectern amid an uproarious applause. The few sober enough to check if the speaker is alright sound a cry of alarm. "He's gone!" An odd quietude of wonder and awe suffuses the inn as the patrons contemplate the meaning of this before a steady cheer arises. Punctuated by the pounding of tables and mugs and floor alike, a veritable earthquake of revelry is heard throughout the town, "BRANNAN! BRANNAN! BRANNAN! BRANNAN!" |