The young man snorted in disgust at the antics of the drunken patron that sat beside him. He couldn't help wondering if the man would drink so much if he could see how oddly he behaved when intoxicated.
"Are you sure you don't want anything to drink with your meal?" asked the bartender quizicly.
"No thank you," he repiled, as if he wanted to ever end up like that drunken loon. He was wearing a white shirt under a tanned leather jacket and loose pants. His hair had turned white when he was fourteen and made him appear somewhat older than his twenty-one summers. His left eye was gone, the hollow covered with a black eyepatch, his remaining eye was a light blue.
As he resumed eating a young boy entered the inn. He sat beside him and ordered a meager meal and a room for the night. His accent marked him as a stranger, and the barkeep gladly took the opportunity to overcharge him.
"Fifteen copper for the meal and a silver for the room," he said gleefully. The boy blanched at the price for he obviosly could not pay.
"It's seven copper for the lot, Ander and you know it," corrected the young man.
:Quiet Cyclopes, or I'll teach you a lesson 'bout how to keep quiet!" exclaimed Ander.
"You would do well to remember what happened to the last person who challenged me. It's seven copper and I'll pay," he said as he dropped seven dull copper coins on the table.
"Sorry about that, Ander likes his coin, but he does know when to let the matter drop. I'm Dais."
"Thank you Dais, I'm Kay," replied the youth. It was only then that Dais realized that the young boy was acctually a girl and closer to fifteen than the twelve summers he had originally thought.
"So, what brings you to Faeyern, where men become the pitiful wretches you see all around you?" asked Dais as he pointed to the drunk beside him with his thumb.
"Revenge," was her reply.
"Is it worth it? Many people seek it when it's not, and many die as a result."
"Yes. My village was slaughtered by demons."
Her answer took Dais by surprise. His face darkened as he looked down at his hands, which were now clenched together. He sat this way for several moments as if remembering something better left forgotten.
"I'll go with you. Against demons you'll need all the help you can get."
"Well, if you still want to go at daybreak tomorrow, then you can come."