At the Smoke and Mirror Inn

She smiles slightly and gently touches his cheek. "Ya still ta young in my eyes, lamb."

She suddenly looks sick. "A-Aye... He did. Why?"

Virgil for once lets Arbus eat in peace instead of actively trying to irritate the little herbivore.

She looks extremely uncomfortable but nods. (pretend her accent is there. Toooooooo lazy to change all the spelling (030)_/` )

"He was a young apprentice at the time. He went off on his own after having a fight with his mentor. Lask joined a pirate crew and set to the sea for months. He became close with the captain and the crew. He considered it a second family. Thought he could live out at sea forever and never return to the nightblades. Sadly some dreams come crashing down. It was the eye before the storm... The moon was full and lit their way through the darkness, the waves were calm, and the wind strong. Lask was with the captain sharing a drink, enjoying each others company and conversation. It happened quite fast. The ship rocked violently and a loud crack and boom. They toppled over as much as everything else on the ship. They could hear the crew crying out and more explosions happened. Lask blacked out then. He had hit his head but was only out for a moment. A moment that was too long. He managed to get up and rush out on deck to see most of the men falling to the enemy. Lask was in shock and hesitated way too long. He was sliced in the side, which woke him up. Luckily from the little training he received from his mentor helped him to kill the man and take his sword. He went in and fought with his crew even though they were dying off quick. Lask kept at it, until... Until he saw his captain fall. A fire built up inside of him and he blindly went mad with anger and started swinging his sword wildly. He was a mad man. He lost all control and didn't realize how badly he was getting hurt or how he lost all vision in one eye. It wasn't until all were dead did he wake up that he felt all the pain and collapsed. From what he could see that his enemy was defeated and so was his crew. His family. It was surprising he managed to even surprise. He claimed that he would've died there on the ship if it weren't for a trading ship that was traveling by and got curious. Lask returned to his mentor once he was healed. He was lucky then too that his mentor even took him back."

Rose stops and inhales sharply.

"Sorry I couldn't tell the story all that well... Lask would've told it better..."

"'Bout my age I tink..." She shrugs. "Probably thought he be com'n back afta awhile." Rose rubs her eyes quickly.

Downstairs starts to clear out as it draws later - individuals retire to their room while dishes are cleaned and put away and lanterns put out.

Quite easy to sneak in. You also notice Abrus is only picking at his food. There's a large pot where there is a little leftover stew and a basket full of little delicious bread loaves. Onions, garlic, and other garnishes are about along with some vegetables such as carrots and radishes.