There was a commotion. The soldiers all looked outside the pub and saw the chickens running about, and then there were out of the pub to deal with it. Riu sighed thankful for the diversion. Of course, now she had several tabs that would have to be added to.<br/><br/>"Hello, Sora. I had not forgotten you. It is a pleasure. We can talk as I clean." While it was technically a statement, the spirit of it was a question. Riu waited for a beat for Sora to nod and then got a broom to sweep under where the soldiers had been eating. "I have been learning. My speaking isn't as odd or stilted. My homeland's trade language wasn't too far off from your common. It just took some practice to learn the terms of the era. You said you had news for me."