On the mission|Khelek

[adris]

He didn't really flinch when the door slammed in his face, outside of blinking at the rudeness of the woman. He didn't think he sounded like he demanded everything in his request, he would have understood more if she just said no and left it at that. Instead, he looked about to the next house and hoped for better odds.

"I will find you someplace warm to rest Lady Holiday, I promise. They all can't go out of their way just to alienate travelers. Some of them might just be the normal type of rude."

He walked over to the next building, smiling as pleasantly and happily as he ever could. He this time turned to the side, allowing the person to get a good view of Holiday, for her regal composure, he didn't think of showing off anything else that may aid them.

[Kender Bard]

Holiday stood shivering, puzzling over his words. There was a normal rude? She thought all rude was rude. The idea that there was more than one kind of rude was unsettling and she shivered again.

The door opened and a beak-nosed man with wire rim spectacles peered out. He didn't immediately slam the door. "Eh? What's this now? Who are you?"

"Lady Holiday of Talen'sul and her escort," Holiday said softly. "We're very cold, would you please offer some shelter?"

The man squinted. "I don't suppose I could get a couple copper for my trouble?"

[adris]

Konrad held out a small bag that he had packaged for purpose of purchasing a room in an inn. Hopefully this would be enough to please the man. He was good with a floor as long as they could get out of the infernal cold.

"And if the lady sleeps well there might be a little more when we get up in the morning."

He wanted to keep the pleasantries brief, he was pretty sure that the man wouldn't be up for small talk. His mission was accomplished though, he got Holiday someplace to sleep. That thought alone made him happy, as he awaited for the man to accept the payment.

[Kender Bard]

The man blinked slowly and accepted the bag. "Er, thank you," he mumbled, opening the door a little bit wider by way of invitation and turning to go put his newfound wealth away. Holiday stepped in, grateful for the warmth. It wasn't TOO warm - the Ice types enjoyed some chill. But it was better than being outside. She sighed in relief.

[adris]

Konrad passed in close by her, giving a light pat on the shoulder as if to say 'I'm glad this worked out.' He looked about the place, he needed somewhere to store the letters of the monestary so their host wouldn't go rifling through them. While he seems to be able to put up with people, his love of wealth made the water monk a little suspicious.

"Where shall the lady be staying for the night? She needs a place to stretch out, I will choose some floor space after she is settled in."

[Kender Bard]

"She can have the couch," the man muttered, waving vaguely to a stuffy old seating that passed for the couch. Holiday tried not to sigh in dismay as she went to sit down, giving her feet a rest.

"Who are you people again?" the man asked in a sudden, impulsive moment of curiosity. "The lady Holiday? Lady of what?"

[adris]

Konrad got on one knee in front of Holiday, getting close so he could just mumble between the two of them. He didn't like this arrangement at all, simply because it would leave no place to stretch her wings.

"Are you sure this will be all right? We might be able to lay something out so you could better find comfort..."

He then heard the man asked a question about what lady Holiday got her title from. He glanced up to him and then looked back to the woman. He didn't want to just blurt out that Holiday was of a noble house, he still didn't fully trust their 'host' or what he would do if he learned she was important.

[Kender Bard]

Holiday rest a hand gently on Konrad's shoulder and smiled. "It is fine, Konrad." She lifted her head and spoke to the man, "I am a lady in Talen'sul, though you need not call me as such."

The man just grunted and took a lantern into their room before departing for his own, blowing out candles as he went until the two had only the single lantern to hold back the darkness in their room.

"Will you be okay?" Holiday asked Konrad. "I don't want you to be uncomfortable."

[adris]

Konrad smiled softly in return to Holiday's gesture. He watched the man leave, looking at the lantern as it crackled and lamenting his sign wasn't exactly built to nurture it. He took comfort in knowing that Holiday will be fine though, he found her shelter, it was a small success.

"You keep yourself well and I promise you I will be fine lady Holiday. Tomorrow we will head to the Crystallands proper if you'd like and get you someplace more suitable to rest after making our deliveries. Wake me if you need anything."

He pulled out a small pad from his pack and began rolling it out in front of the door to their room. If someone wanted to sneak in during the night they would have to wake him up. He didn't want to seem suspicious of their host, but his demeanor suggested he wouldn't be above searching through their belongings.

[Kender Bard]

It was wise of Konrad to do so; in the middle of the night, their host did return. He nearly tripped over Konrad but stopped himself just in time. Glaring at the prone form of the monk, he tried stepping over Konrad as quietly as possible.

[adris]

Konrad was aware of the presence beside him. Wanting to be a good guardian he knew he couldn't stay up all night, which is why he decided to sleep lightly, more or less just rest his eyes and let his body relax. He didn't want to react too hastily, but he didn't want Holiday to be in trouble either. He shifted in his 'sleep', turning from his back to his side. He was going to see what kind of paranoid mood the man was in.

[Kender Bard]

The man looked around, not noticing the shift of Konrad behind him. Satisfied that Holiday wasn't going to stir, the nosy man looked for their belongings to rifle through. Moonlight glinted off something metal at his belt.

[adris]

Konrad rose from his bedding and moved as silently as he could over to the man. This was unforgivable, he had already had the urge to make him take back his unpleasantness to Holiday earlier. Hoping he got a surprise on the man he reached down to grab a hold of his shoulder with a firm grasp.

"Just what do you think you are doing?"

He caught the metal gleam, and guessed it might have been a knife, but Holiday's safety comes before his own. He stood to the far side so that he could move swiftly, but otherwise held his ground so the host didn't have anywhere to run away to.

[Kender Bard]

The man spun around, startled. He made an awkward swipe with the knife, but more out of reflex than anything. He stumbled back, nearly falling over. Holiday opened an eye at the noise but otherwise didn't move.

[adris]

Konrad easily dodged it with a quick side step that had become almost reflex in his training. Afterwards he reached out swiftly for the mans arm with the knife and try to take it from his hands. He doesn't want to hurt the guy, then they would be out not only a place to stay but be wanted in Khelek.

"Now, I know this is your home, but that is our stuff. We have rights to protect our property. Would you kindly explain what you were doing looking through it, and don't call it an accident, I purposely gave you time to walk in another direction."

This is just lovely though, one way or another they couldn't stay here any longer. He could only hope to get them out of here without being in trouble with the authorities. There was no way he was going to let the man read through personal letters from his friends at the monestary.