Shall We Go?|Haven, Ilyamen

[Kender Bard]

Timble had a small scrap of paper partially crumpled in one hand and was sporting a small grin when he sought out Larissa. "Hey! Larissa!"

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Larissa, after having returned from fateful walk spend most of her time in her room again hardly leaving and hardly doing much for herself.

When Timble found his way to her she was sitting on her bed reading a book. She looked up at him. "What is it?" She asked in the same monotheistic and slightly uncharacteristic tone she'd carried with her since finding out her mother died.

[Kender Bard]

"I have a job," Timble told her. "I was wondering if you wanted to come along. You haven't done much here lately. I thought you might be bored."

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Larissa raised a brow at him and closed her book, though she didn't seem very anxious. "What kind of job?" She asked.

[Kender Bard]

"Guarding," Timble answered, giving Larissa a strange look. "A merchant has a wagon of goods. Probably the first outbound shipment in a while. He wants to take them over to Sensatia to sell and has put in that he's hiring a couple mercenaries to guard the wagon. I took the job because my family's in Sensatia and I like having an excuse to visit them."

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"And you want me to come?" She asked a little skeptically. " I remember I went with you there once, but we didn't stay long." She recalled.

[Kender Bard]

"I thought I'd offer," Timble told her. "Partly for that same reason. I might linger longer this time. You don't have to of course, but my father seemed to want to talk to me about something. And I like visiting with my siblings. Besides, it's Sensatia! The land of comfort and pampering. I'm sure you've got some coin burning in your pocket from that last job. Where better to spend it?"

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Larissa took a moment to think it over and sighed. Demon wanted her to get out, she did and found a thief, at least this time she wouldn't be alone.

Finally wit a sigh Larissa looked up at Timble. " I suppose there is no such thing as professional cheating..." She said with a dry attempt at a joke that even she couldn't laugh at. "Thanks for thinking of me, sounds like fun. When are we leaving?" She asked.

[Kender Bard]

"Two days," Timble answered, thinking her comment odd. "We'll meet the merchant at the gates early in the morning. He's even going to let us borrow a couple of horses so we don't take up room on the wagon."

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Larissa nodded. " all right, I'll leave note for Demon in case he comes back while we're gone. Maybe while we're there I can see Sashi." She said leaning back against the wall.

[Kender Bard]

"Hey good idea," Timble enthused. "I haven't heard from her in a long while. I wonder if she's bored out of her mind in her new home. Mind if I come with you...?"

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Larissa shook her head. " Not at all. I just need to ask her a few things. " She shrugged.

[Kender Bard]

"Fair enough," Timble agreed. "Good! Then I'll see you at the eastern city gates at sunrise in two days."

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On the appointed time, Timble was waiting just as he'd promised. He'd packed light, not expecting there to be much trouble or delay. It was unusual for a merchant to make such a trip in the winter but the distance was not far and the terrain was not impassable, merely difficult. Timble held the reigns of two horses who snorted and stomped in the morning cold while the wagon was tended to by its owner.

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Larissa had made up quick note for Demon. 'Gone on a sort mission to Sensatia with Timble be back soon. Got one hell of a story to tell you. ' She sighed it and left it on his bed for him to find.

Packing lightly same as Timble did. She met him outside and gave a small shiver. "Good morning." She gave a small smile as she approached. She looked half awake, then again Larissa usually did first thing in the morning.

[Kender Bard]

"Morning," Timble greeted back with a small grin and offered her the reins to one of the horses. "Our patron is itchy to get going."

"It's gonna snow," the merchant grumbled, walking up to the two. "Let's try to make as best time as we can right now."

"I keep telling him that snow and ice won't be a great problem," Timble told Larissa, running his tongue over the Ice sign on his lower lip pointedly. "But does he listen? Nooo."