Chapter Four

"You havin' trouble with the little lady, lad?" asked the man.
"No. I'm fine thank you"
"Well I think she's a stupid girl"
"What did you say?" asked Tanis angrily.
"I said 'I think she is a stupid girl'. You got a problem with that"
"Yes, I do actually. You're going to have a problem too. Right in that eye of yours," and Tanis made a fist and punched him square in the eye. Then the room went silent. Everyone was looking in Tanis's direction.
Then everybody started fighting. Then, coming down the stairs was Laurana, with her chestnut brown hair in a braid.
"What's going on here"
The room went silent once again.
"Tanis, what did you do"
"I didn't do anything"
"Yeah right"
The innkeeper then came over and grabbed Tanis by the scruff of the neck.
"Nobody, fights in my bar without being able to pay for the damage"
"Sure you didn't do anything, Tanis," whispered Laurana sarcastically.
"Oh. Well…are you going to kick me out"
"No. The little lady over there might curse me or something," he said in a scared whispering voice, "So do you have 10 gold on you"
"Yes, I do"
"Well then there you go"
"Thank you so very much"
Tanis paid the man ten gold, then grabbed Laurana by the arm and said, "Let's go"
She willingly went with him up the stairs. "Tanis, what's going on"
"I punched a guy in the face"
"Ok. There's more to it isn't there"
"Yeah"
"Well"
"The guy I punched called you a stupid girl"
"Really"
"Yeah. I got so mad…I…I just…I just punched that's all"
"Why did you punch him?" she asked trying to hide her smile.
"I don't know"
"Well, don't worry. It won't happen again I assure you"
"Ok. Let's hit the sack. We have a long road ahead of us"
"Goodnight Tanis"
"Goodnight Laurana."