Josephine
"Aye, I'm here for work. Going to the steward to pick up a bounty in the morn." *She smiles softly, but her face still lights up hearing about a new face in the Rift! That means someone she can show around! Show them the beauty of the hold, not focus on the corruption and dirt within the city's higher powers.*

"The Rift is the most beautiful place I know. Yes, I may be biased due to growing up there most of my life."
Angelo
"Childhood homes definitely retain a certain beauty. I don't think there's anything more breathtaking than camping out in these mountains and looking up at Kyne's Lights, but if someone asked me to compare it to the Imperial City, where I grew up..."

She let out a small sigh of reminiscence as she leaned back in her chair, lightly thumbing her amulet. "I think ranking favorites like that is often far too restrictive. You can love different things equally for different reasons, y'know?" She said before taking another swig of mead.
Josephine
*Katrellis shares her sigh and rest her head on her hand.* "Deep down inside us all, no matter where we go. Wherever the divines take us. **No where** Compares to home." 

*She drinks from her ale, then continues to talk about the beauty of home, and of what life can be when beauty is all we see!*
Angelo
"Agreed," Mirihil said. A part of her wanted to reminisce further, to talk about the bakeries and breweries and temples and shops and sounds and smells—but she stopped herself as all the fond memories bled away into ash-choked war.

"I live in Solitude now, but it's really not the same," She eventually said. "And I'm trying to convince my parents to leave soon. With the war brewing, I'd like to get out of such a key city."
Josephine
*Katrellis noticed the slight flash of dismay in the Altmer's eyes. She sympathized with her. The Great War cause trouble for all of Skyrim. Making bother fight brother, families and friends turning against one another.

She pushed the thought out of her head. Taking another swing from her tankard, she reached into her knapsack and pulled out two wedges of cheese, one eider, and bread. She offers Mirihil some.* "Here, have some. Courtesy of Mistveil Farms. Ha!"
Angelo
Mirihil let out a small gasp of excitement, reaching for the gifts with a fast "Thankyousomuch!" Before starting to chow down, letting out a hum of pleasure as she took a bite from some of the eidar. 

After a couple more moments of enjoying the food, she covered her mouth with one hand and said, "So—Mistveil Farms, that your home?"
Kim
"Yes! Me and my old man." *She smiles ear to ear. Full of pride for her and her father.* "We own the farm, grow our crops, raise our livestock, and the jarl personally hired our farm to supply the keep with their produce!"

*That part always makes her eyes sparkle. Having an agreement with the Jarl is quite the high level... Especially for farmers.*
Angelo
"Shit, nice," She answered, an impressed look on her face. She didn't exactly care for the members of higher society and what they thought of others, but it was clear that Katrellis was proud of this, so Mirihil was happy for her either way.

"How'd you end up getting on the Jarl's personal paygrade?" She asked, taking another bite of cheese and bread before swigging down some more ale.
Josephine
"Pa says it's because of my disposition." *The way Katrellis held herself; standing tall, head held high, a smile engraved on her face. One can tell this woman was one who was genuine. She wasn't one with a cock-in-her-walk like the snobs of high society. She was mid class, but that was due to all the hard work she put into life.

She told Mirihil about all the hard, laborious days tending the farm. Pulling the heavy cart to the city, spending sunrise to sunset selling the produce in the marketplace. About the day she mustered the courage to go to the keep, striking her deal with the Jarl.* "After Jarl Laila and her court tasted the freshest of our crops, ones we harvested that day, I was signing a contract."

*Her eyes sparkling like the stars at night.* "Everyday, we harvest and I take the yield straight to the keep. Then I get my pay, go to the market, sell the rest, and put the coin in our safe."

*She finishes her tankard and calls for Elda. She orders some mead and stew.* "We have enough gold to be part of high society, in all honesty, we are rich and wealthy. Even so, we do not have any desire to live that lifestyle. We keep our social status at low-middle class, our profits we only use on mortgage payments."
Angelo
Mirihil listened and ate as Katrellis told the story. She nodded in approval when Katrellis made it clear they didn't wish to live a high and mighty life. "We're alike in that sense then. I mean, I won't pass up some fancy clothes or a fine vintage, but I've never understood the more... Lavish lifestyles. Doing nothing all day but laying on settees and eating expensive fruits, that kind of thing. It seems to me like a bit of a waste, for lack of a better term."

She leaned back in her chair again, having finished the food that Katrellis gifted her. "Adventuring's not much of an occupation by itself, but I get by. Clearing monster dens, providing an extra sword-arm, that kind of thing. But what I sometimes lack in coin is more than made up in experiences and knowledge."
Josephine
"We are a dying breed." *She gives a cheer to her new friend* "Adventuring makes a fine pass time. Definitely gives one stories to tell and new experiences to try!" 

*The two sit and talk for hours. Listening to the bard play, watching the patrons mingle, then watching the numbers drop as the night grows long. After a while Katrellis stands, stretches, and prepares to go to her room.

Before leaving though, she turns once more to the elf.* "Care to join me tomorrow? I'm picking up a bounty from the steward in the morning."
Angelo
"For sure," She answered with a yawn. "Had a bit of a strange job recently. It'd be nice to get back to some normal work." With that, she finished off whatever remained of her last drink before standing and starting to stretch.
Josephine
"Meet me at the counter in the morning," *She also yawns and shakes hands.* "I'll pay for breakfast, pick up supplies at the market, and we can head out."

*While walking away, she makes one last comment,* "Windstream is going to **Love** You!"
Angelo
"Sounds good," Mirihil said as she shook Katrellis' hand in return.

"I look forward to meeting them," She said with a small chuckle, expecting Windstream to be a horse or some other kind of mount. A couple moments later, she headed down to her room to get some rest.

The next morning, she'd be sitting at the counter kitted out and ready to go, armor donned and sword at her hip.