1.1.1 Chapter Six
Jea spent most of the afternoon restocking supplies at the marketplace. About four, she and Wolf returned to the inn. As she walked into the common room, a dark skinned elven woman with silvery hair and amber colored eyes bumped into her. "'Scuse me…"
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Ba-reau Ambermist couldn't believe her luck. The welled dressed half elf woman had a fist sized gem in her pocket. Ambermist apologized for "bumping" into her and start to walk away.
However, a menacing growl stopped her. Looking down she stared into the yellow eyes of a wolf. There was a voice behind her. "Alright, give it back. If you don't, Wolf will bite."
Ambermist swallowed nervously, handing the gem back. The half elf took it and said, "Relax. I'm not gonna call the Guard on ya. Tell ya what. I'm waitin' on someone. Why don't we sit down an' have a drink? I'll buy."
At those last words Ambermist nodded eagerly. She wasn't about to pass up a free drink.
They sat down and the half elf introduced herself. "Name's Jea Kinnaran: ranger/druid." Then she ordered drinks.
"Ba-reau Ambermist. I…deal in the…procurement of hard to get items… Nice to meet you."
The two chatted for about an hour or so, when the door opened and a large blonde man walked in. Jea looked up and waved. "Laguna!"
He turned and came over to the table. Grinning eagerly, like a small boy, he exclaimed, "We have a new quest, Jea! Isn't that cool?"
She raised one eyebrow. "We do?"
He proceeded to explain the whole quest given to him by the priest. Jea nodded and when he was done, she murmured, "Phostwood, hmm? I heard about that place. The trees there glow in the dark, or so they say…."
Laguna nodded happily. "We leave tomorrow."
The ranger rolled her eyes and said, "Okay." Then she turned to Ambermist. "Would you like to come? We could use someone with your…expertise. There's probably treasure."
Ambermist's eyes lit up as she heard the word treasure. The gears in her head turning, she weighed the risks. After a moment she said, "Sure."
Jea, with that all settled, grabbed the barmaid's sleeve and ordered dinner. Laguna followed suit, and Ambermist decided to go along with it.
They ate dinner and afterwards, went to sleep—all except Ambermist. She decided to get a little work in before bed.
The elf left the inn, moving to the tavern district in the run down part of town, all the while looking for a likely drunk.
She didn't have to wait long. A drunken noble staggered out of the bar down the street. He was in his early twenties, wearing a nice outfit and carrying an ornate sword.
As he staggered towards her part of the street, Ambermist whistled suggestively. He whirled in drunken surprise, blinking blearily at her. She winked seductively. "Hello there," she said, he voice deliberately husky.
"Hey, babe. What's say you an me get a room, eh?" He grinned drunkenly at her. "You look like you could use some company."
Ambermist gave an internal cheer. He'd fallen for it, just like that. What a fool. "Sure. Do you have money?"
Nodding, he led her to an inn, getting a nice room in a better quality part of town. They went up to the room, the elf scheming. In the room, Ambermist noted there was a separate bath room.
Looking at him, she suggested, "Why don't we get a bath first? That way we're more comfortable when we move on to other things?"
Drunk as he was, the noble went along. He dropped his clothes to the floor, leaving his jewelry and sword on the table, and went into the bathroom. She promised to be in in a moment, and, saying that she wanted to surprise him, shut the door.
Grinning evilly, she went through his clothing, finding a pouch of gold and gems. Taking his rings and throwing them in the pouch, she tossed his clothes out the window, and walked out, pouch and sword belt in hand.
—Sucker!—she thought as she returned to the other inn to go to sleep.
Jea spent most of the afternoon restocking supplies at the marketplace. About four, she and Wolf returned to the inn. As she walked into the common room, a dark skinned elven woman with silvery hair and amber colored eyes bumped into her. "'Scuse me…"
* * * * * *
Ba-reau Ambermist couldn't believe her luck. The welled dressed half elf woman had a fist sized gem in her pocket. Ambermist apologized for "bumping" into her and start to walk away.
However, a menacing growl stopped her. Looking down she stared into the yellow eyes of a wolf. There was a voice behind her. "Alright, give it back. If you don't, Wolf will bite."
Ambermist swallowed nervously, handing the gem back. The half elf took it and said, "Relax. I'm not gonna call the Guard on ya. Tell ya what. I'm waitin' on someone. Why don't we sit down an' have a drink? I'll buy."
At those last words Ambermist nodded eagerly. She wasn't about to pass up a free drink.
They sat down and the half elf introduced herself. "Name's Jea Kinnaran: ranger/druid." Then she ordered drinks.
"Ba-reau Ambermist. I…deal in the…procurement of hard to get items… Nice to meet you."
The two chatted for about an hour or so, when the door opened and a large blonde man walked in. Jea looked up and waved. "Laguna!"
He turned and came over to the table. Grinning eagerly, like a small boy, he exclaimed, "We have a new quest, Jea! Isn't that cool?"
She raised one eyebrow. "We do?"
He proceeded to explain the whole quest given to him by the priest. Jea nodded and when he was done, she murmured, "Phostwood, hmm? I heard about that place. The trees there glow in the dark, or so they say…."
Laguna nodded happily. "We leave tomorrow."
The ranger rolled her eyes and said, "Okay." Then she turned to Ambermist. "Would you like to come? We could use someone with your…expertise. There's probably treasure."
Ambermist's eyes lit up as she heard the word treasure. The gears in her head turning, she weighed the risks. After a moment she said, "Sure."
Jea, with that all settled, grabbed the barmaid's sleeve and ordered dinner. Laguna followed suit, and Ambermist decided to go along with it.
They ate dinner and afterwards, went to sleep—all except Ambermist. She decided to get a little work in before bed.
The elf left the inn, moving to the tavern district in the run down part of town, all the while looking for a likely drunk.
She didn't have to wait long. A drunken noble staggered out of the bar down the street. He was in his early twenties, wearing a nice outfit and carrying an ornate sword.
As he staggered towards her part of the street, Ambermist whistled suggestively. He whirled in drunken surprise, blinking blearily at her. She winked seductively. "Hello there," she said, he voice deliberately husky.
"Hey, babe. What's say you an me get a room, eh?" He grinned drunkenly at her. "You look like you could use some company."
Ambermist gave an internal cheer. He'd fallen for it, just like that. What a fool. "Sure. Do you have money?"
Nodding, he led her to an inn, getting a nice room in a better quality part of town. They went up to the room, the elf scheming. In the room, Ambermist noted there was a separate bath room.
Looking at him, she suggested, "Why don't we get a bath first? That way we're more comfortable when we move on to other things?"
Drunk as he was, the noble went along. He dropped his clothes to the floor, leaving his jewelry and sword on the table, and went into the bathroom. She promised to be in in a moment, and, saying that she wanted to surprise him, shut the door.
Grinning evilly, she went through his clothing, finding a pouch of gold and gems. Taking his rings and throwing them in the pouch, she tossed his clothes out the window, and walked out, pouch and sword belt in hand.
—Sucker!—she thought as she returned to the other inn to go to sleep.