"Nothing illegal," Lightning answered as she pointed over to the table next to the extravagant elf, though she didn't really give him a chance to comply. She simply took him by the arm and brought him over gently but forcefully. "Let's sit and talk about it over some food." As Lightning sat, she watched the silver float into the air and into the palm of a happy barkeep. It must have been Astrian coin. He then sent a bar maid over to him with a mug of ale and then Lightning stopped her. "My friend would like a nice hot meal and some ale." She gave her a silver piece despite having previously given him a gold piece. The red headed girl nodded and then left to fetch his food.<br/><br/>Lightning made sure the mage would be able to hear her considering they were in earshot. "The job is simple, actually. You see, food is so expensive right here because our biggest trading post has been blocked with a barricade. The barricade is guarded by Wyndia mercenaries and bandits. The farmers are too scared to deliver their shipments to us. So I am hiring a few travelers who are confident in their abilities to make it safe again before reinforcements can be stationed there to guard the route. Of course, this is pretty dangerous, especially for someone who doesn't like to fight...but if you pull this job off, the King is prepared to offer at least fifty gold pieces to each person that comes to help me..." As her explanation came to a close, the bar maid came back to serve Avery his meal.