Druids Rise

Chapter 4~home sweet tavern

     We walked out of the mans shop and found our horses were still being held for us. while we were mounting Joseline gave a shilling to each guard that had been holding a horse. 

Then we were on our way to our 'little home' which was really an old tavern. This was the place everyone went even thiefs and assassins. we can do anything in the tavern though when we walked in people went silent and watched knowing who we were tales having spread.

"well what are you waiting for lets drink!" Dylisshouted the people cheering some buying us food and drink. 

Someone buying us a room to stay in for the night though rooms were cheap here if you knew how to barter a price. Although Matilda and Joseline could always work out a good price with any man no matter the costs.

While we were in the tavern drinking I noticed an old friend that walked in with a sly smirk on his lips. He walked right up to Matilda surprising her by lifting her up from behind which made her give a little shriek before she realized who had picked her up "Shadow! you sly dog!" she shouted looking back at him after he put her down and he suffered a punch to the shoulder.

"hey kids, glad to see that you got back alright tis' been to long since we last crossed paths" shadow said.

 "I do believe that is the truth" Dylis said as he walked over and shook shadows hand but not from the hand they both grabbed the wrists of the other knowing full well we all had daggers up our seleeves no one being concerned as we all took a turn after Darius.

"So where have you been lurking Shadow" Joseline asked as she struck up a conversation with him. I didn't care to take part in simple small talk so I walked to the bar and ordered myself an ale drinking alone until Katiline walked up and got some wine to cure her thirst.

 "Don't worry Trystan it will all be over soon but first why don't you open that locket" she said as she looked at me with a raised eyebrow.

"Alright" I said as I reached into my pocket and opened the locket finding a lock of black hair laying inside.

 "Tis' a maidens hair Katiline that's all" I said closing the locket and returning it to my pocket where I had kept it since we had gotten it from the thief's cold dead hands that had held tight to the chain.

"Hey Trystan were heading up to the room why don't you join us and get some rest" said a kind voice from behind me and when I turned I saw Matilda, Joseiline, and Darius behind me.

 "As you wish" I said getting up and following them up to the room, the girls were allowed the bed for the night while Darius and I took the floor.

When I woke it was not to a nice calm day. I woke to a blade against my throat lucky for me Darius was withing kicking distance, so I gave him a morning love tap with my bare foot which woke him up quickly

"Trystan what was that for?" He shouted shooting bolt upright and seeing the  man with a dagger to my neck he didn't last long Dylis had him knocked out and tied up in a few minutes with my help.

"you alright Trystan?" Said a still sleepy Dylis.

  "I'm fine its just a small cut nothing more than one you revive from parchment" I said getting  up and waking the girls softly both of them looking around and seeing the man tied up in the room.

 Darius and I explained to them what was going on bringing the man into the main tavern room and throwing him upon the floor the few assassins that stayed at the tavern stopping and looking over at us.

"This man tried to murder my friend" Matilda said loudly in the silence "do as you please with him until he begs for mercy...Maybe get some information out of this pest" she said before we went to order drinks from the bar the tavern owner giving us drinks before closing the bar portion of the tavern so she could rest the authority going to her husband.

As we were finishing our drinks the man who wanted the locket from us strolled into the tavern and up to us "Sir you are the one who holds my girl's locket give it to me now or I will have your head" he demanded I just looked at him and I rolled my eyes.

 "You and what army?" I said and went back to my drink the man giving a heavy sigh.

Without warning the man pulled a dagger out which was the wrong move for him to make because he ended up with a sleep dart in his neck "he was bothering me sorry Trystan" Said Joseline from my side.

 "Tis' not like you killed him he may still be of use to us don't you think so?" I asked looking at her.

 "yes I suppose so" she replied to me.

"Dylis do you still have a rope" I said looking at him and he smiled getting his rope and tangling the man in it. "lets get some information from him I have some theories" I said as we got him upstairs and waited for him to wake from the dart having tied him up to a chair.