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"You know I haven't cocked in a long time? Chocolate fudge cake" said Silvia with a colossal appetite, talking to George who was sitting next to me. Right now she was rubbing beans in a paste for some soft food to serve to the Skybinders group for dinner.
"Ohooho! That'one of the fibs I married you for." George laughed lightly, out of earshot of the few guests present in the dining room. "But...I don't know. Maybe once the guests leave. God knows, that Jerry's going to be yelling to the roof that it's for everybody." the innkeeper's host winces in thought. Within a couple hours of the folks waking up, Jerry guy was talking and talking and wouldn't shut up. "Anyway, Nyx my girl, how was jail with these hoodlums?" Now George making mention my time in the prison basement.
Scrib-Scrib..."Pissing off the guards was fun. Not doing again thank you. Next time I'll run." he reads my note.
"PfffHahahahahaha!" laughed Silvia at what Geroge had read out. "I swear these people are getting more and more fucking dense, can't they see what a nice lady you are? Pfff neanderthal male buttheads." she stirred with more hate into the beans. "Blah blah blah...taxes, taxes, taxes. Jail, jail, jail, jail. That's all they know to do!"
George giggled at his wife's wild demeanor. But for a second after he froze, just staring blankly for a moment. "I think someone knocked on the door."
Leaving the room and opening the hall door, appearing was the prison lieutenant and Dörk. "Hello, George. Remember me? I helped you to fix your pantry." The man smiles and speaks. "Are my buddies still around here?"
George looks at the man he's supposed to remember but...nothing. Returning his gaze to the lieutenant. "Is he always so ego-centered?" Dörk was about to protest but Danny interrupted.
"On more than one occasion, yes." Making the wizard sweatdrop and shrug. "He has to talk to his traveling party about their upcoming plans." The lieutenant walks in and apologetically bows his head followed closely by Dörk.
His sharp eyes locked on his target. His and the nation's future heroine . Sitting on the edge of the table, Nyx was in conversation with a woman behind the buffet. Ah... the man's wife, I remember now, the poor lady was crippled.Well, I'll sweet talk her later. Examining the room and counting about eight of his men, including Jerry, Dörk coughs to get their attention. "Well, guys, thanks so much for helping me out with my friend Danny." He double-guned the lieutenant. Which to he frowned, hoping Dörk won't go into details. "I hope this place is cool and you rested well, I'll be staying here tonight with you guys but tomorrow I think we need to hurry back on the road. You know, time costs money and lives. Literally this time. I just think it would be only fair for the general to get there early and give everyone time to prepare properly."
"Oh yes! Dörk-kun rules!"
Dörk just rolls his eyes. "Yeah..Yeah, Jerry, thanks a lot." People continue their talking and drinking once Dörk wraps up the quick announcement. Entering Nyx's gaze, the girl stares at him until he sits down next to her at the table. " Why do you stare so ugly, eh? I ain't so ugly as a Bugbear, eh?" but the girl just nods.
Dörk gives a shocked look. "EEHH?!" and cries anime tears. "Danny!!" bursts the wizard for the lieutenant. The man in question was just sitting down with a mug of whatever beer Silvia offered from the bar. Lieutenant Danny just shruged. "You S.O.B.! You're supposed to be on my side!" but he glanced down at his beer mug. "Where's mine?" But Danny pulls aside the booze and protects it from Dörk.
"Get your own drink, you freeloader." And takes a deep sip. He then just stoped, turning around to Nyx. "Thank you very much for your service. As we agreed, Dörk has your payment as promised." and looked at his friend, nodding to hand over the bag.
Dörk pouts. "Yes, yes it's here. Ten gold coins." he grunts. "You earned them fair and square. But I have another proposition for you. If you don't already know from my boys, we're going to the southern front and, uh, I, uh, wanted to know if an adventuress like yourself would be interested in joining us?" he offered confidently. In Dörk's eyes, someone young and full of...life to say the least... wouldn't wait on standing on two legs to reply.
On his client's behalf, George continued the subject with a cough. "Mr. Magician, Nyx is not an adventurer. She works in town as a lumberjack." leaning his body against the table. George knew that Nyx couldn't articulate a defense or an agreement, so he took it into his power to speak at large for him.
Dörk gently stroked his beard. "Is she?" Turning his eyes on Danny for two seconds, who just shrugged. Well... shit.
Tricking an adventuress into joining their party was one thing, but someone totally disinclined in that direction was harder to pull off. Then again...the girl was way above rookie level. "If so.." he leans closer, whispering in her ear. "Why did you help us last night? I understand money and kicks are fun and all. I just thought with all your weapons...you had some fighting background." Dörk double-shots at Nyx with his eyebrow.
The shapeshifter trapped in the female's body recalled all of his 'background', as the magic salesman put it. This dick-face tries to keep me in his pocket. Fucking lying, low life!
Nyx frowned up at the old man. He stood up and according to effect, moved the table out of the way. Everyone nearby was a little clueless and taken aback about the situation, except Dörk. And Nyx just walked out the back door, slamming it shut.
Silvia was the only one slightly worried. "The fuck you said to that girl, you skelly old farts!?" Ok, more like angry. Now she was really angry, which George had to somehow fix.
Lieutenant Danny chuckled. "Reminds me of you trying to seduce the lady doctor." He sips from the mug again.
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Nyx sat on one of the barrels behind the inn. Probably the one where George gets rid of the leftovers. But he couldn't tell, not yet having a sense of smell.
The door creaks open and from the light comes both George and...eh... that Dörk guy. "Hey girl." greets George, throwing his hands behind his back and rocking on his feet. "Silvi asked us to come outside and see how you're doing. So what are you doing?" says George nonchalantly.
Nyx just rolls his eyes at the two of them and swivels around on the barrel, turning out of their way, pressing his chin against one of the knuckles. He was sulking. Gloomed that Dörk would expose him if he doesn't follow his words.
I could try to kill him, but George is sitting right there.
Dörk coughed. "Look.. back in there I didn't mean what I think you thought. The deal's a deal. No one will ever know." He finished up and tugged his coat and pat his pants down over in shame.
"And I don't care what he has to say." George goes on and points to the old man. "You're not the only one with a troubled and complicated past. I'm just saying." He shrugs, but for a second breaking eye contact before looking at me again. "The man just needs to socialize better with people, that's all."
Dörk just scratches his beard at the hint. "Sure. Ok... I should have been more straightforward." he straightens up. "Nyx. For a long, long, long time, the world hasn't seen anything like it. And I mean you. You...you're a hero!" he extends his hand dramatically towards the confused gifted guy.
The pale woman just deadpanned at his statement. On the flipside, George was undoubtedly a little surprised. All this time he was hosting a HERO. Someone he had never heard of appearing in his lifetime. Not in the kingdom of Latarr anyway. "'You shittin' me now, ain't ya?"
Dörk remained stern. "Only at parties. But no, she's a hero alright. We've met before but I didn't check..." Dörk recalled the moment when the 'super tall sexy fighting woman' had walked into his store. Wiping his nose of a possible drop of blood.
Nyx just shrugged. Making them deadpanned. George continued, a little bewildered by the girls reaction. "Do you have no idea what any of this means? Nyx, you could become famous, not having to live chopping wood and paying rent." Now you could see some stars in the man's eyes. "You can live the dream of any adventurer!" he said enthusiastically.
Maybe more like your dream. Dörk thought to himself. But not that I'm any better than you are right now. "The world needs such people. Not necessarily for fighting, but more to keep a balance between nations." he says with blossom.
Amazing way to explain it, what, a superweapon? No thanks. Nyx just shook his head. "Well it's a colossal opportunity and..."
But George stops the magician from talking. "She's nervous. Let's just give her a minute." he said upbeat and winked at her.
Dörk cleared his thoughts. "Sure. It's your call kid." Both men nod and just wave, walking back in the inn.
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Silvia waited upset, playing through her fingers with a long wood spoon. "Well?" she asked the two dumb jerks.
They both just shrugged.
And the woman just gritted her teeth. "Men."
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