Robbed!!

[Kender Bard]

The scribe halted, head tilted slightly. "Yes, Milady? I live to serve."

The miner stopped, stepping out of the group so they didn't jostle him, and gave Adam a terribly condescending look. "From home...?" he said slowly, as though speaking with a small or stupid child. "What do you care? You're making me late."

[Deleted]

"If I may, inquire as to your name?" Layla asked politely as she could, she didn't want to give away to much, she figured she'd start with a name and then move on to a more difficult question.

[Devon]

Adam folded his arms across his chest and stared down at the miner in front of him. "You don't seem too sure about that and I care a lot. There was a robbery nearby and the culprit should be covered in ink."

[Kender Bard]

"Not sure? Not sure?!" the miner gaped. Perhaps the man was mentally defunct. "Now... listen here sonny. I'm sure there are people that can help you with your problems, but I'm not one of them. Now I suggest you get back to the head-hospital or wherever you wandered from and leave me alone."


The scribe answered, "I am Joseph Standford."

[Deleted]

Layla smiled. "Would you be so kind as to tell me you're where-abouts last night?" She asked kindly,

[Devon]

"Look I just want to know if you know anything about a robbery that took place in our leader Layla's home," Adam said, wondering why the man thought he was crazy. "Something important was stolen from her and the culprit's hands are covered in ink by now, just like yours."

[Kender Bard]

"Certainly," Joseph responded. "I was enjoying a little downtime in my travels and my work - I'm a travelling scribe you see. I visited a tavern a while, though I can't recall the name at this moment, walked around topside a little, and then came back down here to return to my room."

"Good fucking luck finding your man," the miner snorted. "Every scribe and Thuothian's gonna have ink on his hands in some form or another. I'm no thief and if you accuse me of treachery and robbery again I'll take you 'round a corner and have some words with you, hear?"

[Deleted]

"Can you at least tell me where this tavern is and for how long you stayed there?" She asked, when she heard the miners getting rough with Adam behind her. She kept her face forward despite her urge to look.

[Devon]

Adam sighed and shook his head at the miner. "Sir, I'm not trying to start a fight with you, h0nestly things don't need to get rough. If you know anything about the ring I'd appreciate the information." Adam didn't feel much like hurting a silly man over something he thought was a little trivial.

[Kender Bard]

"Ah, yes, it was called the Woodpile Inn and Eatery," Joseph answered. "Midway to the top of the mountain, topside. A long walk, but worth the meal. I don't recall how long I stayed, though. Had quite a bit to drink if you catch my drift."


"I don't know anything about a ring," the miner growled. "Get that through your head and leave me alone."

[Deleted]

Layla nodded. She wasn't getting far. "Then perhaps you can fulfill a request. I am inquiring due to a robbery that was committed last night, an object was stolen and an ink well knocked over in the process. I'm attempting to find the person responsible for this. That being said, perhaps you wouldn't mind keeping ears and eyes open for any sort of suspicious activity?" She asked him cautiously.

[Kender Bard]

"It would be my pleasure, Milady," Joseph answered with another small bow. "For the duration of my stay, which may be anywhere from a day until spring depending on if I can find work or not."

[Devon]

Adam nodded and left the miner to go and join Layla while she talked to the scribe. He made sure not to interrupt the woman while she spoke to the man, and as such stayed quiet, but maintained a look that wasn't intimidating to the other gentleman.

[Kender Bard]

The scribe seemed to feel that was the end of the discussion and so started to leave when yet another person jostled into him. He made a highly agitated sound and resisted the urge to make a rude gesture - what was with people today? But what he failed to notice was that a little ring had fallen out of his pocket.

[Deleted]

Layla heard the ring hit the ground, and bent down to pick it up when she realized it wasn't just a ring. It was HER ring.
She stood and narrowed her blue green eyes at him. "Joseph Standford! Hault!" She ordered, her voice harsh and commanding. "Mind explaining this to me sir!?" She asked, holding up her ring to him.
She gave Adam a look saying he may move in at any time now.