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"Me stay, no where I need to be." Val takes a slug of her beer. "Where are you going?"

"To take a visit to see the Good Pastor." She says with a wink, sipping her wine, "Fancy it?"

"OK, you need help with Pastor?" Val takes another deep slug of her beer.

"Val, the pastor is Joyceln!" Arei says with a loud raising of her glass, "The odds of us all meeting here together is pretty strange. I wonder where Oura is?" musing that she sits back, leaning the chair on two legs.

"Do you have the money for a room? Or do you want to share like the old days?"

Val looks around carefully before responding in her hoarse whisper "I still got plenty of gold." Smiling, she adds "It would be nice to share again though."

"Oh Vak. You never change!" Arei says lurching forward to embrace the Half Orc, "Why did you ever leave the Bullring? I missed you."

"Yes, of course we can share, do you want to bring your things up, I have to move in anyway.."

"The Bullring was faster than Mist. That's why I left." Returning the hug, Val lingers a bit longer than necessary, and continues. "I have all my stuff, I am ready."

"Val!" Arei giggles "You are forgetting your own strength! You'll squeeze my eyes out of the sockets!" Letting the hug last as long as Val wishes, Arei sighs... "Why did our group go its own way?"

Temple of Octhanus
"But what if everyone believes the false rumors?" she asks Jocelyn. "Don't I have a right to defend myself when I'm being slandered?"

Red Sirine Inn
The innkeeper accepts the silver, as well as the 4 silver tip, with gusto.

Mayor's House
"Yes, by all means," the mayor says. "There's only one inn in the village, the Red Sirine. It's right across the street."

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Areilon spends 5 silver pieces.

"Thank you for the information, Sir." Ouragana says with a small bow. "I take it that I can leave now, then?"

Unless the Mayor holds her back, Ouragana will cross the street and look for accomodation in the inn.

Val reaches over the table and clasps Arie's hand. "We can leave as soon as I can drop this gear, I'd like to see Joyceln again too."

Draining her beer and rising from the table, she waits

"You would be defending yourself with your actions," Jocelyn explains. "If you can walk around town with confidence that you are an intelligent woman with a good husband and home, then does it really matter what the other people in the town think?" she asks.

Arei stands too, heading up to the room, she leaves her backpack and crossbow behind.

"Ready?" she asks Val with a wink, offering her hand, pausing for one more hug. "I can be honest and say I've missed you, hell I even missed miss prissy pants." She winks again, "lets go find her church, she WILL be surprised!"

Temple of Octhanus
"But reputation is important," the woman argues. "A person with a bad reputation will be charged more by merchants, have their opinions dismissed at town meetings, be ostracized from social events, and maybe even run out of town if it's bad enough. Pride in yourself is meaningless if you and your family is starving."

Red Sirine Inn
Ouragana realizes the mayor had already dismissed her when he said, 'by all means' in response to the first time she asked, so she takes her leave and goes across the street, entering the inn.

Behind the counter is an old half-elven woman who looks at Ouragana in surprise. "Goodness, a third customer in one day? Good thing the last two are sharing a room, or I'll be all booked up by afternoon," she says.

Meanwhile, upstairs, Areilon leaves her backpack and crossbow in the room.

Ouragana smiles at the woman. "How much is the room for the night, good lady?" she asks.