<b>Fishyard to Beldabar's Rest</b><br/><br/>Ixana is her usual pleasant self with all the merchants and tradespeople, helping the gnome get everything he needs for what she hopes are very impressive looking bonds.<br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(41, 105, 176)">"Nock, I know you can handle almost any opponent," </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(204, 204, 204)">Ixana was typically okay with lies to spare people's feelings. </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(41, 105, 176)">"... but they took down Lo'anta, and you know she was a hell of a fighter. Until I manage to arm myself and get to you, you're going to have to fight them off. Do you really want to risk them not figuring out what is going on until I'm armed and at your side? Drawing your crossbow is certainly going to let them know something is up."</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(204, 204, 204)"> Ixana stops, to rest a steady hand on his shoulder,</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(41, 105, 176)"> "We can't let them hurt you, and I can't help you until I'm loose." </span><br/><br/>She starts putting up the signs.<br/><br/>As for rooming together, Ixana had Nock comfortably in the friend zone and knew she could trust him to be a gentleman. Besides, she was quite nimble and a much better fighter than the little gnome. So it's not like she wouldn't be in control of the situation. No there was nothing to worry about from that angle. Her focus was on the bastards who had Lo'anta. She stops by an alchemist shop, but it seems like the proprietor is out.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(41, 105, 176)">"Too bad, we could have smuggled in potions by having them re-bottled as oils or such. Well, maybe we can try again in the morning or something. Oh, there's a Calimshite trader. Do you think I should get a harem veil? Would that go with your designs?"</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(204, 204, 204)">Ixana was pretty sure a translucent veil would make the bandits a lot less wary about her. No harem girl could possibly pose warriors a threat, right? </span>