Chapter 3: Shop and Inn Gryphon
*Robin was Isaac's real name in the Japanese version, just letting you know.
"Oh hello, welcome to my shop and home." A man about age 25 greeted them.
"We're looking for snow clothes, do you have any?" Sheba asked the man.
"Yes we do, what type are you looking for?"
"Do you have any feather robes available?" Ivan asked while looking around in the shop.
"Those are very common around here." The man replied, "in fact I raise gryphons who are able to shed the feathers needed to make the robes."
He continued. "Feather robes are rare everywhere else but here. I'll sell them to you for a fair price of 7,000 coins each."
Ivan slid a leather pouch of money over the counter, "We'll take two."
"Thank you for your purchase." He said in reply. "It's going to be a cold one tonight and I would advise you to climb the mountain tomorrow. I have extra rooms for weary travelers such as yourself."
"I take your word." Ivan nodded as the man lead them to a small cozy room. Two beds, a desk and with a few things scattered on the wall as decorations.
"Here's our overnight pay. Sheba handed the man 60 coins. He refused, but Sheba convinced him to take the money.
He left the room and began cooking something.
" I wonder what the shop keeper is cooking. " The aurora of food filled Ivan's nose. "I haven't eaten all day."
"Smells good, I'm going to see what he's up to." Sheba walked out of the room to follow the smell of food from the kitchen.
"What are you cooking? It smells really good!" Sheba walked into the kitchen, "by the way, I never got your name."
"Oh I'm sorry for not introducing myself." He apologized. "The names Robin."
"Nice to meet you Robin." Sheba greeted him." I'm Sheba and my escorter is Ivan."
"An escorter? Robin questioned," are you the one that has recently been reported missing hostage?"
"I guess you can say that, yes." Sheba watched Robin prepare dinner," I just woke up and followed Ivan out of that horrible place. I'm glad I got out of there, Lalivero will perish if they don't have me there. They need me."
"Fascinating, then Tolbi must be on the lookout. You're safe here. I highly doubt it there search here in the mountains. I never liked Babi anyway, all his life he's been a greedy bastard."
"I agree with you there!" Sheba then asked politely, "when is dinner going to be finished?"
"In five minutes so go ahead and call your friend over here."
"All right." Sheba walked out and went to her room. Ivan was looking out the window at all the gryphon stables. He was very interested in the beauty of the wind elemental creature.
"Robin says dinner will be done soon, I know you're hungry." Sheba placed her hand on his shoulder which startled Ivan.
"Robin? So that's his name.. that's good dinner will be finished soon. I haven't eaten any decent all day."
"Hey you two it's done!" Robin peered in. " Get it before it gets cold!"
"Food!" Ivan ravenously took a bite out of a chicken drumstick. Then he stopped, "I'm sorry, where are my manners."
"No, don't worry about that, as long as it's good enough for you. Robin told him. Ivan continued.
"So what kind of gryphons are those?" Sheba asked.
" I domesticated them. After I found abandoned nests nearby my shop some time ago. They are the mountain gryphons. They have very warm feathers, which can be used for coats. Since they shed their winter feathers in the spring, it gives me the opportunity to gather them and make coats out of them. They give me great company and love. The gryphons here are basically my family."
"That's pretty cool." Ivan took another large bite out of his third drumstick. "May we go see the gryphons?"
"Yes, but you have to promise to help me clean up after dinner." Robin replied.
"Of course!" Ivan nodded and finished his dinner.
"That was fast." Sheba commented.
"I was thinking you were hungry." Robin chuckled.
"I'm not much of a heavy eater, even when I am hungry." Ivan got up and washed his plate in the sink. "That was pretty good chicken!" Ivan licked his fingers, " how did you cook it so well?"
Robin finished his dinner, " it's a family secret."
"I'm just about full for tonight." Sheba wiped her fingers with a napkin. She then went up to Robin to collect the used dishes." I'll help you with that."
"I'll wash them!" Ivan volunteered and began scrubbing the dishes clean. Robin helped by cleaning the rest of the table.
"Thank you for your help, as promised I'll show you my gryphons." Robin lead them them through the backdoor and into the stable.
Another cliffhanger! Next chapter will be up in around 1-2 days depending on my mood and my homework....I still have a lot more writing on my paper so all I have to do is copy.
*Robin was Isaac's real name in the Japanese version, just letting you know.
"Oh hello, welcome to my shop and home." A man about age 25 greeted them.
"We're looking for snow clothes, do you have any?" Sheba asked the man.
"Yes we do, what type are you looking for?"
"Do you have any feather robes available?" Ivan asked while looking around in the shop.
"Those are very common around here." The man replied, "in fact I raise gryphons who are able to shed the feathers needed to make the robes."
He continued. "Feather robes are rare everywhere else but here. I'll sell them to you for a fair price of 7,000 coins each."
Ivan slid a leather pouch of money over the counter, "We'll take two."
"Thank you for your purchase." He said in reply. "It's going to be a cold one tonight and I would advise you to climb the mountain tomorrow. I have extra rooms for weary travelers such as yourself."
"I take your word." Ivan nodded as the man lead them to a small cozy room. Two beds, a desk and with a few things scattered on the wall as decorations.
"Here's our overnight pay. Sheba handed the man 60 coins. He refused, but Sheba convinced him to take the money.
He left the room and began cooking something.
" I wonder what the shop keeper is cooking. " The aurora of food filled Ivan's nose. "I haven't eaten all day."
"Smells good, I'm going to see what he's up to." Sheba walked out of the room to follow the smell of food from the kitchen.
"What are you cooking? It smells really good!" Sheba walked into the kitchen, "by the way, I never got your name."
"Oh I'm sorry for not introducing myself." He apologized. "The names Robin."
"Nice to meet you Robin." Sheba greeted him." I'm Sheba and my escorter is Ivan."
"An escorter? Robin questioned," are you the one that has recently been reported missing hostage?"
"I guess you can say that, yes." Sheba watched Robin prepare dinner," I just woke up and followed Ivan out of that horrible place. I'm glad I got out of there, Lalivero will perish if they don't have me there. They need me."
"Fascinating, then Tolbi must be on the lookout. You're safe here. I highly doubt it there search here in the mountains. I never liked Babi anyway, all his life he's been a greedy bastard."
"I agree with you there!" Sheba then asked politely, "when is dinner going to be finished?"
"In five minutes so go ahead and call your friend over here."
"All right." Sheba walked out and went to her room. Ivan was looking out the window at all the gryphon stables. He was very interested in the beauty of the wind elemental creature.
"Robin says dinner will be done soon, I know you're hungry." Sheba placed her hand on his shoulder which startled Ivan.
"Robin? So that's his name.. that's good dinner will be finished soon. I haven't eaten any decent all day."
"Hey you two it's done!" Robin peered in. " Get it before it gets cold!"
"Food!" Ivan ravenously took a bite out of a chicken drumstick. Then he stopped, "I'm sorry, where are my manners."
"No, don't worry about that, as long as it's good enough for you. Robin told him. Ivan continued.
"So what kind of gryphons are those?" Sheba asked.
" I domesticated them. After I found abandoned nests nearby my shop some time ago. They are the mountain gryphons. They have very warm feathers, which can be used for coats. Since they shed their winter feathers in the spring, it gives me the opportunity to gather them and make coats out of them. They give me great company and love. The gryphons here are basically my family."
"That's pretty cool." Ivan took another large bite out of his third drumstick. "May we go see the gryphons?"
"Yes, but you have to promise to help me clean up after dinner." Robin replied.
"Of course!" Ivan nodded and finished his dinner.
"That was fast." Sheba commented.
"I was thinking you were hungry." Robin chuckled.
"I'm not much of a heavy eater, even when I am hungry." Ivan got up and washed his plate in the sink. "That was pretty good chicken!" Ivan licked his fingers, " how did you cook it so well?"
Robin finished his dinner, " it's a family secret."
"I'm just about full for tonight." Sheba wiped her fingers with a napkin. She then went up to Robin to collect the used dishes." I'll help you with that."
"I'll wash them!" Ivan volunteered and began scrubbing the dishes clean. Robin helped by cleaning the rest of the table.
"Thank you for your help, as promised I'll show you my gryphons." Robin lead them them through the backdoor and into the stable.
Another cliffhanger! Next chapter will be up in around 1-2 days depending on my mood and my homework....I still have a lot more writing on my paper so all I have to do is copy.