Rian poked miserably at the sandwich he'd ordered from the barkeep. They hadn't had any seafood here at all, not even a tuna sandwich. That sucked so bad. After being on the road for so long, he'd been longing desperately for something satisfying to eat. "I don't want to eat it," he said after a while, pushing it over to Halieu.<br/><br/>"Don't go acting like a baby just because they didn't have any fish," Halieu scolded him. "This city is in the middle of the continent and there are hardly any fish in the rivers nearby. I would have been surprised if they'd had any. It's just not practical."<br/><br/>"You eat it," Rian said stubbornly. "I don't want it. Besides, you didn't order anything for yourself."<br/><br/>"I'm not hungry," Halieu said, looking down slightly. When he looked back up he saw Rian frowning at him.<br/><br/>"You're going to get sick if you don't eat anything."<br/><br/>Halieu looked away. "I told you not to worry about that," he said. "I feel fine, I'm just not hungry." His friend continued to frown at him for a moment before turning to the sandwich. He firmly grabbed the two ends and tore it in half, holding one half out to Halieu.<br/><br/>"There," He said. "We'll both eat half. Is that a good compromise?"<br/><br/>There was a moment of silence. Eventually, Halieu submitted. "Fine," he sighed, reaching for the half of the sandwich offered to him.<br/><br/>A moment later, two new guests entered the tavern. For maybe ten seconds, the boy looked completely confident and capable. Then he sort of shriveled when he noticed everyone else in the tavern was looking at them. From there the girl kind of took control and went to the bar to order some water.<br/><br/>"They look like travelers," Halieu voiced after swallowing a bite of his sandwich. He was watching them intently, focused on them.<br/><br/>Rian knew that look. He was reading their thoughts, searching through their memories and their souls. "Yeah," Rian agreed, "Just like us." After a minute or two more when Halieu still seemed focused on the two who had walked in, Rian wondered just what his friend had found in their thoughts that was so interesting. "What is it?" he asked after a while.<br/><br/>"Hm?" Halieu said, looking back at him. "Oh, nothing. Nothing at all."<br/><br/>Rian hated that. Halieu was always keeping secrets from him. He was good at keeping secrets...