Fallen Stars

Chapter 10

TYGRON

I'm now starting to feel lightheaded. It's because I can't refuse this Fedell. He doesn't even plan to give me a minute or two to pause between drinking in the mugs. Themusicians are already tired of playing but the cackling laughter of amused men remains, the largesame as Fedell.

He acts much like Sergei. Damn you, what place have you brought me into?

But anyway, I enjoy the company because he's a way better joker than Sergei. The difference in what's funny between them is his jokes, and then Sergei's personality follows next.

"Did anyone ever tell you about the Legend of the Sad Women?" He spoke just after drinking from his mug. It's probably another joke.

"What? No."

"Well, I once had this friend last year," He babbled, mostly mumbling because he was drunk already. "That once cheated on his wife over his maid."

"Oh, yeah," I muttered, trying to listen while my eyes drooped. I may be slowly starting to see the personality that I have only when I am drunk.

"Well, his maid was maddeningly beautiful. He told me that she got large of em', front and back!" He said then chuckled and I just rode his jokes.

"How lovely is this maid?" I said then chugged another mug of booze. That's so fast, I've never even drunk in my whole life. Why am I still not drunk yet?

"Well, really. Even wrapped in thick wool robes you could still see her back and front protruding. I mean, can you imagine if you're with her alone?"

"That... uh..." I said, thinking what word to put in that moment "Can't we call it a beautiful night?" I grinned conspicuously, making a light joke of an unsober person. Fedell burst laughing. Even if I also went to laugh, I felt awkward.

"Well, his wife had no idea that he was cheating and the maid liked him a lot because..."

"...He even had a history with all my girls even before he married her wife..." I was still listening but his voice became muted here and there. I opened my mouth and inched my eyes, confused.

"...Did you know that he did it with every lady working in this tavern?" He looked at me, gesturing his hand, wiping horizontally with a finger pointing around the place while I looked back at him.

"What?!" I said then took another sip of beverage.

"Yeah! Also, every time my girls get out of his house after they had 'sessions"—he exclaimed— "They contain this unusual irrevocable smile on their faces..."

"...Well, the girls here have told me how he is the best!!!" He said then laughed again loud. I just laughed lightly. I'm getting sleepy as I am dizzy.

"He even told me the name of every woman he went with"

"What a man is he? When did he tell you all of this?" I said looking down and taking another sip. Could I be like that? Just a thought. I then looked away, whispering. "What an adulterer, whoring"

"Just before he died"

"Died?" I looked at him with an eyebrow raised and an eye about to sleep.

"Yeah, we were drinking together months ago and when he told me about his maid he had no idea that his wife was already fetching him to come home so when his wife heard everything she quickly killed him in anger, in front of me"