It seemed he wasn't the only one to feel that way, as a few murmurs broke out from the back of the room. Finny frowned, and crossed his arms."Do you lot have a problem with my decision?" An older human man stepped up, and into the shorter mans space. "Sorry if I seem a bit p!ssy about it,<span style="font-style: italic">sir</span>," he said, obviously not happy.<br/><br/>"I just think it's bull. pickin' some little girl from the north who's been with us, what? A month?" He waved his hand towards Brynn."You have all these fine, senior soldiers, and you choose her,"<br/><br/>"Not your call, Varn. Mine. So back.Down,"Finny spat through clenched teeth.<br/><br/>The two glared at each other. Varn was at least a decade older than Finny, large and scarred. No one could deny he was strong, but he wasn't one to follow orders, and it was obvious he was sore about more than Brynn being made personal guard to Briarwood. Possibly about being looked over for the lead position, and every passing second seemed to thicken the air with a ripe anger.<br/><br/>Merlin's groan from the back of the group broke the tension in the air. Shoving himself to the front, he turned bored eyes on the two of them.<br/><br/>"Alright, either shut it, and lets move on, or whip 'em out and get this p!ssing contest over with. I'm bored, and would like to hurry up with this contract so I can get paid, and take my damn break." besides him, Vesper tried not to laugh. Varn turn his gaze to the two of them, and a look of disgust came over his face, before he huffed and backed down, storming out the room to wait by the front gate. The group watched his retreating back.<br/><br/>A loud slam caught their attention, and from the desk Kerrek glowered. A few whimpers floated through the crowd. "Finny, Brynn is a fine choice for Briarwood's personal guard. Add on one or two more, I don't need him dieing on you. You know how those kinds of nobles are,"<br/><br/>Kerrek waved his hand, suddenly looking less formidable than before. " Alright, off with you lot. Remember, be careful," And with that he straightened and turned his back to the rest of them. Finny nodded, thinking it over as he motioned for the group to follow. Once everyone was out of the room, the door closed on it's own, and locked.<br/><br/>"....Ragnar, Vesper. You two help Brynn with the Lord, Merlin, you're the only magic user we have, so I'll need you with me,"Finny said, looking to the three briefly before continuing on. They were setting out soon.<br/><br/>Outside, the day was getting close to mid-morning. The group were finishing up last minute preparation, when Vesper bounced over to the two humans. She was brimming with energy. " Well! This seems like it'll be fun! Hello, I don't think we've all really met? I'm Vesper Valiar,"she held out a hand to each of the two, smiling brighter than the midday sun.