<b><span style="font-size: 18px">East of Yartar; The Barge</span></b><br/><br/>Lydia lets Grull orchandle her. Not that she has a ton of choice at the moment.. She is just resolving to pretend to enjoy it when the other orc interrupts. Well, that's useful. Lydia wasn't a big believer in fate, but she did believe most people ignored opportunities several times a day. And that sometimes even if you didn't have a viable plan 'wait and see' wasn't the worst substitute for one.<br/><br/>When she is released she breathes for a moment,<span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(0, 168, 133)">"Of course, chief. I am here to help you."</span>She checks herself quickly to make sure her clothes are presentable. Honestly, had she more time she might lower her apparent station. Lydia di'Arramont's normal fashion was a bit higher than 'river barge'.<br/><br/>So, there were two ways to play this. First was straight - well, reasonably straight; by her standards - and deceive the woman into coming on board. Second, if that seemed likely to fail, was to jump in the river and swim off. She honestly hadn't recalled the tidbit about orcs not swimming well until Grull's most recent misadventure had pointed it out. But Lydia had no such qualms, and if she was unbound on the surface of the barge, with all the orcs inside, that was extremely viable. Indeed, had Lydia *actually* wanted to escape, this would be plan 1. But Grull and his orcs could help her with a problem. And Lydia wasn't yet ready to give up on that.<br/><br/>Putting on one of her patented smiles, she heads out to the deck of the craft. Leaving her fur cloak,<a class="link link--external" href="https://i.postimg.cc/zBxtN7LM/Lydia-di-Arramont-04.png" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">she steps out in her mint green vest over ice blue and ghost white top</a>. Brushing back strands of her striking sangria hair behind her pointy elven ear, the woman calls out,<span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(0, 168, 133)">"Hello there! Fair eve to you, madam. I hope it finds you well!"</span>