Cultural Differences OR I just want my merchant's license.

Chapter 9: Concerned Neighbors

There were no new visitors at the Hound's hunt. Amora asked Rosalind very sweetly about it, and the tavern-keeper smiled and shook her head.

"But dear, besides that," Rosalind said, beckoning Amora closer, "If you'd like to come by in the evenings and set up shows like yesterdays, I can make that room and food free of charge."

"Ooo," Amora said, "That's really cool. Um, I'd like to think about it though–if you don't mind."

"'Course not lil 'un," the Tavern Keeper said, smiling kindly, "Take as much time as you'd like."

As they walked towards a table, away from the bartender, Amora leaned over towards Rari and said, "What should I do?"

"What do you mean?" Rari said.

Amora made a sideways glance at Rosalind. "I think she's nice, but I don't want to start a job with her," she said. "I want to keep wandering around. I mean, if we stop being suspects and stuff."

Rari sat herself down at the table the group had picked out. "Well," she said, "Just tell her you want it temporary, and if she's not ok with that, don't do it."

"But I might also want to use evenings to do stuff with you guys," Amora said.

Rari nodded and scratched her chin thoughtfully.

"Pardon me," Reginald said, stepping in. "But you could ask her if you could pick the days--or times. She has been very flexible with your random performances. I think she might just want to give you something since you are giving her business."

"Yeah," Rari said, nodding, "Just go over and talk to her about it. I think it will go ok."

"Alright," Amora said, shifting nervously, "Are you sure?"

Rari laughed and then said, "No. But I'm sure we'll be here, and we can help each other out and get better if something does go wrong ok? Try, and I'll give you one of these," Rari pulled a candy out from her pockets. "Sound good?"

"That doesn't feel very reassuring," Amora said, "But ok, I'll do it." With that, Rari made her way back towards the Tavern keeper.

"Pardon me," Lucas said, "But I would have just said yes."

"Nah," Rari said, waving her hand dismissively, "Then if I'm wrong, she'll remember that. People gotta go through the weird stuff sometimes, but we can make it fun if we do it right."

"Strange," Zoe said, eyeing Amora as she walked back to the tavern-keeper, "Mwm. But we shall see if it has merit, I suppose."

Rari grinned and said, "I'm just doin' what someone else did for me. I think I worked out ok."

"So," Kalin said, stepping into the conversation, "Get drinks, then if no one shows up when we finish our drinks, we can move on to the other place. Right?"

"Oh, yes," Lucas said, "The drinks are optional, though."

"No," Kalin said, "I'll get us all some drinks," and she waved towards one of the waiters.

Lucas stared curiously at Kalin and said, "Well, thank you, Kalin."

Kalin nodded curtly.

Amora came back happy. Her talk with Rosalin, the Tavern Keeper, had gone well. Rosalind had taken the conversation very well and said that she would pay back the room fee and food on the days when Amora performed from now on. Amora was quite pleased with herself.

Besides that, their drinks had arrived.

Those were the only interesting things that happened for the group for quite a while.