The next morning Marcurio woke up groggily. He had had one too many bottles of mead last night in celebration of his new employment, and was feeling less than ideal for the long journey to Windhelm.
He didn't actually know the way, as he had told him employer the night before, but he was sure there were plenty of roadsigns to help guide them and prevent him from looking like a fool in front of the pretty girl.
He sighed as he sat up in bed, ignoring the dizzy feeling it left him with. He pullled on his robes and boots before reluctantly yet surely making it out the the bar area. He hoped the adventurer would not have woken up yet and he would have time to grab breakfast before they left.
He sat down at the bar and ignored the way Keerava snarled at his presence. At least this adventure would keep him away from the grumpy argonian for a while.
"Shouldn't you be gone by now?" The lizard's voice grated against his hardly awake and mildly hungover mind.
"Pass me something to eat, would you?" He ignored.
Keerava grtted her teeth in disdain. "Your new sucker already left without you an hour ago, why are you still sitting at my bar?"
The mage shot her a confused look. Why would she leave without him? He shrugged and heard Keerava practically growl at his flippancy. He still had her gold, whether or not she allowed him to service her for it or not was rather low on his list of concerns.
The Front door swug open rather violently causing both the argonian and the imperial to jump slightly. Had the mage been sitting in his usual people-watching bench when it was flung open, he may have been hit.
The one who had flung it open so hardily was nome other than the missing warrior herself, looking satisfied and carrying a rather large sack that was eminating various sounds of metal grating together. She strodw over to the bar with what could only be described as a triumphant grin and sat down next to the mage, setting her bag doen on the floor beside her.
In everday clothes, she did appear to be quite the woman. Under all the chunky armor she had been wearing the day before, she had a beautiful figure, complete with a waist the could probably wrap one arm around, hips that spilled over the sides of the barstool, and thighs that could snap a troll's neck if he came to close.
Keerava noticed his staring at her in such an unsavory way and found herself hoping he got himself slapped over it. Fortunately for him he was able to catch himself and regain what little composer he had before the woman turned to him.
"Hope you didn't plan on sleeping all day, I've already finished all my shopping! Managed to wrangle a deal out of that rude lady who sells armors at the stall." She told him in a rather more cheerful tone than she had adopted the night before. Amazing what a good night's rest and a hearty meal could do for someone's mood.
"Go easy on the door next time or I'll have you replace it" Keerava mentioned before turning around to pretend to wash something and ignore them.
Marcurio watched as the nord rolled her big green eyes and returned to counting her gold, which seems to have depleted a considerable amount since the night before. "you must like shopping." He offered.
She shrugged. "I like taking stuff from idiots for less than i could sell it for elsewhere. Great way to make some gold on the road. But this," She pulled the bag up to her lap, "Was for necessity, not profit."
He watched curiously as she dug around a bit before pulling out a piece of armor, shiny and new. It looked like quite the upgrade from the rusty looking stuff she had been donning before. He looked down at his own robes. Perhaps it was time for an upgrade himself. They weren't in particularly bad condition, but the glow from the enchantment seemed to have lessened slightly over the time that he had owned it. Perhaps it was only from lack of use. The last time he had needed to actually fire off some sparks had been when an idiot theif tried to make off with what little coin he had left between jobs. He silently hoped their quest wouldn't put them in the way of too much harm.
The sound of the girl suddenly standing roused him from his thoughts. "Alright! We should leave soon. I'll go get ready." She stalked off in the other direction, new purchases in hand.
The mage suddenly got excited. He had missed having something to do besides hang around the inn all day.