Marachius Ainsley

On The Town

Marachius heard the tavern well before he saw it. His squadmates walked on either side of him, leading him around the corner until they finally saw the establishment ahead of them. Marc saw sailors and guards going in and coming out of the establishment, singing loudly and obviously enjoying themselves, and he rolled his eyes. Finally giving in, Marc accepted that they were not going to let him out of having an evening on the town.

“Okay everyone,” Kiernan said as the group stopped outside of the tavern. “We’ve got forty-eight hours of R&R. So one night to cut loose and one day to recuperate.”

“Recuperate?” Marc asked cautiously.

“That’s what the man said,” Nara responded with a grin.

“Been a while since we have,” Lorn added.

“No chance of just getting some sleep, is there?” Marc asked.

“Not at all,” Kiernan answered with a good natured grin. He slapped Marachius on the shoulder before turning and heading into the tavern with the other five paladins following. The group found an empty table to the side of the main room, near a doorway that led to a patio overlooking the harbor. As they moved around the table, a waitress walked out from behind the bar and came over to them.

“What can I get everyone tonight?”

“A pint for everyone. First round is on me,” Kiernan added with a nod to the waitress.

“Coming right up.” A few minutes later, she reappeared with a tray holding six mugs. After passing the mugs around the table, she then tucked the tray under her arm. “Anything else I can get you?”

“I’m sure we’ll want some more in a little bit,” Kiernan answered with a smile.

“Just call out then,” the waitress said with a smile before heading back into the room. Marachius watched as she walked away, not seeing the grins that Nara and Leiana gave each other when they noticed.

“Here’s how it started,” Lorn said before taking a long drink from his mug.

“Only the start of it,” Kiernan replied with a drink of his own. Wiping his chin with his sleeve, he then looked to the rest of the table. “Alright then. What’s going to be our first topic of the evening?”

Nara and Leiana grinned and glanced at each other again before they both took a long drink.