The barkeep noticed Loretta’s signaling him over. After finishing up with his current customer, he slides over to her, placing his hands on the counter, leaning on it slightly, and smiling, “what’ll it be, love?”<br/><br/>As everybody settled in, a few of the patrons began to take notice of the woman at the bar. One of the whispering men stopped his quiet rant to ogle the seductress with the bare back. Before long, he began again to his friends, the hushed voices sped up as the focus of their private conversation changed to something else entirely. Some of them smirked, one of them held a certain malice to his expression as the flames of the fireplace glinted in his eye that stare steadfastly towards the bar.<br/><div class="bbCodeSpoiler">
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</div><br/>On the other side of the tavern, in the group of dancing men and women, one of the women found herself needing to take a step back. Her laughter seemed to be in high spirits as she bowed out from the dance floor, but as soon as she sat in a lone corner, watching her friends’ joviality, a sigh escaped her lips and a frown slowly founds its way upon her face. She’d watch them all enjoy life without a care, without fear, without sadness, and all she could do was turn her head away, to hide her tears with her long hair from the rest of the group. She kept her voice quiet as a few sniffled gasps escaped, but even if it were a bit louder, she would still be drowned out by the music and regular noise.<br/><div class="bbCodeSpoiler">
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</div><br/>As a little bit more time passed, a few people would leave the tavern to return home, and others would arrive for the first time that night. One such new arrivals was a man, standing tall at 6’2 in attire that was more elegant than his peers’. A few women he passed by would quietly fawn over him and gossip to each other, but for the most part nobody paid him any mind as he started towards the bar. Before he reached it, however, he turned his attention elsewhere. Catching the table of men laughing loudly, he noticed the cards. A friendly game of poker seemed like just the kind of fun he could enjoy. He found a spare chair and joined the table, laying down a few gold coin in front of himself. “Deal me in?”<br/><div class="bbCodeSpoiler">
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