Getting to the pub actually took a great deal of time, considering that for every time they herded all Gukko's little siblings back together, two wandered away.
Finally, an extremely ticked-off Rosetta, with a well-aimed Protect, Barrier, and a solid steel rod, managed to herd them all together for a little while when disaster struck...
Thane smiled grimly. "This is just like herding sheep-"
"BAAA!" Messara exclaimed.
"BAA!" All of the little children, delighted at Thane's analogy, joined their brother on the sheep campaign. "BAAA!"
Bialese scowled and 'accidently' stomped on Thane's foot as hard as she can. She was about to add arrow to insult when Silverlock fortunately saved Thane from a painful, untidy and very pointy injury.
By the time they got to the Prancing Chocobo, it was already past sundown, and their hopes of getting an easy early table had diminished. One by one, Hejaat pushed all of the children past the door, patiently explaining to them that "Little Bo Peep" had lost her sheep because they ran away when they reached the fields.
Gukko held the upon for the gaggle of his little siblings to crowd through chattering and for his clanmates to enter as well. Raven hung back though, stopping beside his friend.
"Any ideas?" Raven cocked his eyebrow, his long eyelashes fluttering like a viera's.
"Eh, about what?"
"The lil' munchkins," Raven said matter-of-factly. "Baa. Baa... Whee, we're going to have so much fun..."
Gukko laughed. "Well, I think that maybe a little taste of the 'munchkins' is exactly what the Benevia Guard Platoon, Templar Sect 21, needs... What do you think?"
Raven smirked. "Yes, after calling us wanna-bes..."
Oo, foreshadowing! Dun-dun-dun! You're going to see a lot of annoying the Benevia people here...