V The Pin V

Sawyer sat quietly in Storm Silverhand's kitchen. His eyes strayed from the plate of apples, and he looked over in the corner, seeing Erilett sleeping sound fully. "I wish I could sleep like that," he muttered softly, remembering what had just taken place at Druid's Grove.

"Don't worry, you get used to those kind of things after you've journeyed with us for awhile," Bowie remarked as he entered the kitchen.

The druid nodded, looking back over at his animal companion who turned in her sleep. For a moment, he wondered where the drow female was. When they had left Druid's Grove, she had told them that with Bantanall dead and Dorizzen gone, she find new means of work. She said that she was heading to the Yawning Portal Inn located in Waterdeep, to work as a bodyguard.

"Well I gave Storm my report," Bowie said softly, pulling up a seat next to the druid," and she believes that Daphne's portal was just one of many secrets in Druid's Grove. She told me that Rouric and some of the Harper agents cleaning out the fortress. They will be waiting for Bantanall's men to return"

Sawyer ate a bite of an apple. When he swallowed it, he looked over at Bowie and shook his head. "It's funny, I came to Shadowdale alone, looking for knowledge. I didn't gain much knowledge, but I did gain some friends instead."

"That reminds me," Bowie said, reaching into his pocket," While I was giving my report to Storm, I mentioned something about you joining the Harpers. I mean, if you're interested in."

"You want me to join your meddling band of do-gooders?" Sawyer asked the halfling with a laugh in his voice.

Bowie shrugged," We are not the Purple Dragons, or War Wizards from Cormyr, but I like to think we make a difference. You can stay here in Storm's house with us, and I know a druid you could help you research on the grove."

The halfling set a small pin on the table in front of the druid. The pin was smooth silver and it was shaped into a harp.

Sawyer picked up the pin, examining it closely. "Sure why not, I don't have anything else better to do," he said, trying to mimic the halfling's voice as he pinned the Harper pin to his shirt.

"Glad to have you with us Sawyer," Bowie said softly," You know, you and I have a few things in common." The halfling lifted his short sword Vithril for Sawyer to see. "Like you, I carry the weapon that was handed down to me. Except this sword belonged to my mother. Like your father, she too died because someone had betrayed her.

The druid saw the look of determination in Bowie's eyes. "Who was it that betrayed your mother?" he asked.

Bowie sighed and shook his head. Another time perhaps," he responded softly," but now its time you get some rest. Go up to your room upstairs and rest for a few hours."

"I think will do that," Sawyer said as he stood up from the table and walked upstairs.

Sawyer quietly walked into the room, and shut the door. When he turned around, he saw the drow female standing there. "I thought you said that you had some business in Waterdeep?"

Raza smiled as she walked up to the druid. " I was on my way to Waterdeep, but then I remembered that there was one last thing I had to do?" she answered in a loving voice.

"What were you going to do, attack me in my sleep?" the druid asked with a smirk on his face.

The drow ignored his question, and slid her hands underneath his shirt, caressing his chest. She then leaned up and kissed him deeply.

The druid wrapped his arms around her waist, kissing her back passionately.

Together, Sawyer and Raza went to the floor, keeping their lips pressed together as their hands began to removed each others clothing.

If Raza was a fierce and wild at lovemaking as she was in a fight, Sawyer knew that it would be a couple of hours before he would get any sort of rest.

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