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[Yuthirin]

'I-'

"WILL THERE BE BERRIES!?"

[Anastasia]

A deeper laugh, "If you want them with berries, yes," The dwarf says, as Benyen falls in step. "That sounds good, I ate a light breakfast anyway."

[Yuthirin]

"Yaaaaaay!" Calleigh cheers, orbiting the dwarf's head in six quick circles before flying over to Miranda and perching on her shoulder.

[Anastasia]

Miranda smiles as Calleigh perches.

The inn is known as the Golden Down, a nice place if overdecorated. The pot lids are massive pastries, sweet and tender, filled with whatever you want. They're closer to a single one being a meal, massive and full.  As you all settle in to order, "So! Let's talk business," The dwarf says, "Did I even introduce myself?"

[Yuthirin]

'Last I heard, your name was Forewarned. Unless it's not?' Tryll says calmly.

[Anastasia]

"Oland," The dwarf says as he tucks into his meal, "So get me up to date with what you want here."

[Yuthirin]

'So the short version is someone stole three Heart Rubies from Sune's temple. We tracked the thief to the lost city of Starline on Ice, and were told by the local master of the place that the rubies had been removed and were in your master's care. I didn't trust it, so we killed a rather large amount of creatures but we had to flee when they started to collapse the tunnel we were using as a choke point. I'm not sure if they'd have run out of forces before I ran out of power, but I didn't want to chance it. We contacted your master, and here we are.' Tryll replies.

[Anastasia]

A pause to eat a bit, cream and fruit filling napkined away before he goes on. "That is quite the situation, Tryll. So are you an agent of Sune? You all don't seem the types."

"Good," Dana says emphatically, munching on a meat filled snack.

Miranda sits back with a mug of ale, drinking deep before adding, "I think it's obvious we aren't. The valkyries who come to serve Sune rarely remain valkyries."

[Yuthirin]

'Just doing a favor for a friend, really. She's a solar who works for Sune.'

[Anastasia]

"A solar?!" The dwarf looks up from a bite, "You travel in elite circles, Tryll."

[Yuthirin]

'I do? Never really thought of it that way. I work with fun people who get things done.' Tryll says.

[Anastasia]

"Very done," Benyen agrees, sitting next to Dana.

"Very fucking done," Dana seconds, giving the dwarf a look.

Oland goes back to his food, quickly finishing. "My master is in possession of a Heart Ruby. Singular, one. He's willing to consider a neutral, anonymous turnover as long as you keep his name out of it to Sune, her servants and anyone who would tell her."

[Yuthirin]

'Well, we could do that. We'd also like to know where he got it, and f he knows the location of the other two.' Tryll counters.

[Anastasia]

"He got it at auction," Oland says, "The information on where will require compensation, because of considerable damage to my master in exposing these matters."

[Yuthirin]

'Define compensation.' Tryll says.

During the conversation, Calleigh has dragged her pot lid of her plate and onto Miranda. The ensuing consumption has covered both Calleigh and Miranda's shoulder in pastry bits and berry juice.