Taliha honestly could give two bull shits about what the puny man and the elf said to her. Neither had done anything to earn her respect and for the man to speak up for the elf well that clearly spoke of his character. Only shady money hungry fools spoke of elves as anything but the bastards that they were. Watching the pair walk away she merely smirked, thinking that even attempting anymore banter with the elf or the human with her would be too tiresome. Probably leading to her giving BC the go ahead and trampling the lot just for her amusement. All well she was too tired for this shit anyway, time to find an Inn and stables to board her and BC for the night at least.<br/><br/>Nudging BC gently she guided him over to where the guards were, giving them a slight nod of acknowledgment she addressed the one who seemed to be the captain given his rank that was displayed.<br/><br/>â€œExcuse me. Sorry to trouble you but I am new here as I am sure you are aware and I was wondering if there was an Inn with a stables near by. One that is moderately inexpensive...â€ giving them her best smile.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">The guards eyed her warrily, but her friendly nature set them somewhat at ease "As long as you make sure to keep the peace your welcome within the town of course madam. Closest inn is along the path here, though it aint the finest looking place you might've seen. Stables connected right to it, same owner." They said, pointing in the direction they indicated.</span><br/><br/>Following the direction to where he pointed she nodded, "Oh of course I will keep the peace sir..." she said giving him another smile, "I just....well I came here expecting to not have to deal with their kind you know. Traveled across the country I did for months and here I am hoping to have a nice visit and there is this Elf. I mean come on now she looks like one of those rare half breeds but she...she looked more elf then human. You know like one of those bad glamor spell jobs that you hear about...." she said as she shrugged. "I would just hate to see such a nice place like this get undone by Elf trickery"<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">"She don't act like no elf I e'er seen, but I only did see 2 in ma life." One of the guards spoke. The other nodded and looked back towards the bovine mounted girl with a slight frown. "It's possible yes, but you already openly spoke your hatred so it may simply be that. Who knows what those knife ears could be planning in their forests though, we'll keep an eye on her don't you worry miss. Now...Is there anything else we can help you with?"</span><br/><br/>Taliha smiled, "Nope. Just knowing that you guys are on the case puts my tired heart at ease and I am sure going to sleep easy tonight when I get myself a room. Thank you much for your help. Hope you enjoy the rest of your day..." she waves and nudges BC to start off in the direction of the Inn at a slow walk. "Oh...if you guys happen to stop by the Inn later hope you won't mind me buying you guys a drink or two. Been a long time on the open road and I could use with some friendly company" she said when she paused BC for a moment to look back over her shoulder at the guards. Smiling again she waved a final time before nudged BC to continue on once again.<br/><br/>Taliha rode BC with an easy sway of her body, she was beyond tired of being in the damn saddle and would have gotten off the moment she got into town. Yet she was pretty sure that her legs were going to be pretty damn stiff, not to mention do that tingly thing that happens when a limb falls to sleep. When she finally dismounted she wanted to be somewhere she could get a drink, and have a bar to lean against. She was not about to sit for bit yet but a nice bar to lean against sounded like heaven to her.<br/><br/>It did not take long at all for that Inn and stables to come into view and the guards were right, it was not pretty. But it was a place for her to rest so it looked like the finest house she had ever seen at the moment. When she pulled BC to a stop outside the stables she was greeted by a young lab, his mouth agape as she sat atop her bull staring down at him.<br/><br/>â€œClose your trap before flies fly in there!â€ she snapped at him and grinned when he was quick to do so. Dismounting she groaned as her legs screamed silently at her, â€œLook here this is Baby Coal, or BC...â€ she said as she began to remove his saddle, her bag, his halter, etc. â€œNow he is very special to me and far smarter than any of the dumb horses in here...â€ she said giving him a scratch behind his ear which made him paw at the ground happily.Turning to face the boy, â€œHow much to stable him for the night?â€<br/><br/>The boy took a moment to respond, â€œEig....eight silver ma'amâ€<br/><br/>Nodding Taliha fished in her inner pocket and took out a silver, â€œThis is for you to make sure you take special care of him. He is very dear to me and I want him to have the utmost care. He gets lonely so if you keep him company tonight I will give you another silver in the morning. Sounds good? Can I trust you?â€ she asked him.<br/><br/>From the size that the boy's eyes became she knew she had his full attention and he would do as she asked, without fail. Still he nodded furiously and was careful to not snatch the coin from her as she held it out to him. â€œGood boy. Now give him a good wash and scrubbing, making sure you get his belly and behind his ears. Then feed him, he is very hungry and could do with some pieces of fruitâ€ she told the boy before she went over to pet and stroke BC's face.<br/><br/>â€œNow you be a good boy while I am gone. This boy is going to keep you company so just stay here so that I can have a good night's rest please...â€ she said to him gently before kissing his forehead. Gathering up her gear she looked at the boy once more, â€œRemember take care of him or not only won't you get the silver but I will make him sit on you...â€ she winked and left to enter the Inn.<br/><br/>Entering the darkened room she took a moment to get her barrings before heading over to the bar, waiting a moment before he acknowledged her.<br/><br/>â€œWhat can I do you for?â€ he asked while cleaning a glass, which seemed to be something that every bartender did perpetually.<br/><br/>â€œWell I would like a drink of ale and to pay the stabling fee for my mountâ€ she said as she deposited the eight silver on the bar, though her hand remained atop them.<br/><br/>â€œWell you can pay the fee to me and I can get you an ale tooâ€ he said to her, taking the silver as she slid it over to him. Then looking over her appearance and her overall condition, â€œA meal and room for the night will be about a silver and 5 copper...â€ he offered as he poured her the ale.<br/><br/>â€œThat sounds goodâ€ she says sliding over that moment as well then took up her ale to take a nice slow sip, â€œMhmm yeah, that's goodâ€ in reality it tasted like piss, but it was cold and well it would make the soreness in her ass less noticeable in a bit. Taking the key that the bartender gave her for her room and depositing it into her pocket she set about enjoying her ale. Leaning her back against the bar so that she could look out at the rest of the inn and sipped slowly from her stein as she waited for her meal to be done. Probably taking a seat at a table when it came but for right now she enjoyed her pissy ale and the joy of standing.