"I know where Skull is" Viper called out. She was at the guild that had wanted to hire Skull's entertainment services, fulfilling the deal that she had made with him a few days ago.
"Who are you?" one of them asked. It was rather shocking to have their camp invaded by a stranger, and it was a stranger than that for them to try to negotiate something instead of just raiding the camp.
"You may call me Viper" she said, with a suitable air of mystery. "I know where Skull is, and I can get him to entertain at Jacob's birthday… for a price"
The guild members looked throughout themselves. "How do you know that it's his birthday we're celebrating?" one asked.
"How do you even know what his actual name is at all?" another one questioned.
"There's know way of knowing how much I know" Viper said, racking up the suspense. "But I'm telling you that I can get Skull to preform for you if you have a satisfactory check"
There was a few minutes of negotiations between her and the guild leader, but at the end, Viper was happy to have 70 denarii to pocket for her role as manager in the deal. Skull would get his cut of it once she got back to him. He was going to be thrilled.
"It's scheduled for when?" Skull asked, dumfounded.
"It's only three hours, Skull. Get over it" Viper said, unamused.
"But I've never entertained a crowd so long before!" He whined.
"You can do it, Skull. You need to get there, make a big deal of your presence, and then do your sword tricks until you respawn. Then, I'll come and get you, and you can entertain them some more" Viper explained patently. "If they get bored of you making a fool out of yourself, then transition to some other stunt. I know that you've done it before"
"Oh, alright. They better appreciate what I'm doing for them" Skull grumbled.
"You'll be fine. I'll know how good of a job you did, even if they don't" Viper placated.
"Fine" he said, looking away.
"If you are done with that dilemma, you should get working on something else. You need gloves" Viper told Skull bluntly.
"Why?" He asked, grumbling.
"You are getting rope-burn from your traps, Skull. Your health is never at full, and that just won't do"
"Don't you want to use the money for something important?" Skull asked.
"My point stands. You need to get gloves before you waste your money ion something else" Viper scolded. "Gloves to protect your hands during battle are a worthwhile investment"
"Then do you now where to find gloves?" Skull asked. He had a point there.
"I will tell you when I do" Viper grumbled. She would begin her search for a skilled armor maker as soon as possible.