Avery happily followed the woman guard over to the table. Who wouldn't?  She was authoritative, leading him to food, and footing the bill. It was the best of the best, as far as he was concerned. His slim fingers expertly slipped his gold piece into an inside pocket and he watched the two silvers float from the elf to the tavern keeper.<br/><br/><i>What a great skill!  Why, if he could do that backwards he'd be all kinds of rich!</i><br/><br/>He sat with a happy grin on his face and watched the guardswoman. When the food arrived he thanked both the guard and the waitress before diving in.  Food had NEVER tasted so good! It was spiced with hunger and paid for with kindness, and it seemed like the lad's luck was about to change for the better.<br/><br/>"Sure, I'd be happy to get food flowing to the cities again!" The thought of fifty whole gold pieces weighing down his pockets was almost an aphrodisiac.  He was certain that he'd never heard a name as lovely as Lightning.