by Robert Cithon on January 29th, 2011, 7:39 am
Robert dipped his sword into the canal, he was in some unfamiliar area of Ravok. To be completely truthful, majority of the city was unfamiliar to him still. He had only been in town three days now, couldn’t expect a man to make knowing every detail of a huge complex city his first priority right? None the less, Robert had just killed a few men for money. It was amazing how easy he could think or spoke that now, not a hint of gilt on his voice or hiding in his facial features.
He pulled his sword out the canal, the slowly moving current cleaned most of the drying blood of his weapon. The remaining carnage he wiped of with the underside of his cloak. Better not to flaunt that sort of thing publicly. You never knew who was a friend of someone you just killed. He stood up and sheathed his sword, his other weapons were already cleaned. Water was not the best thing to use for these tasks, but it was all that was available at the moment. Make due with what you have, whatever that may be.
Robert was growing tired, but before finding a place to sleep safely he thought a drink or two might help him out tonight. Plus, you never knew who would need his services in a tavern this late. The jobs could range widely, but a job was a job. He couldn’t complain as long as they paid him for his services. So he began to walk through the city in search of a decent appearing tavern.
After about thirty minutes, he stumbled upon the Silver Sliver. I appeared a honest enough business. That is until he heard the commotion inside. Robert found no eagerness to rush into a brawling bar this night, instead he patiently stood outside and waited for it to calm down a bit. Once the bustling seemed to be all but concluded he decided to enter the tavern. To his surprise it was not yet calmed, a fight or two were still being “worked” out here and there. But he was pleased that majority of it was over. It seemed mostly in part due to the man holding another to the ground with taloned hands, which made his stomach twist just a bit. He had never seen anything like that before.
None the less, he attempted to ignore the looks he received when he walked through the door. He made a point not to lock eyes with anyone seeming significant. Robert had to study over the crowd, pick out which ones may need his assistance and which ones would be a waste of time. He made his way to a corner booth, and sat down. His weapons making him a bit uncomfortable and putting a kink in his back. He began to study the crowd, narrowing his list with looks he received or small bits of conversation he picked up here and there. Biding his time until he felt it was the right time to make a move.