Alex took back her purse with a smile. She didn't consider herself to be tight fisted when it came to coinage, but she was well aware it was needed to survive. She placed it back quickly in a pouch on her belt, trying not to let the elf see where it went. As the quivering inn-keeper pleaded with the three of them to join with the defenders of the village, she felt a surge of duty run through her. She turned to face the inn keeper and dropped to a knee.<br/><br/>"Fear not honorable inns-man! You shalt have the sword of my house when the time for battle comes. Through the bowls of the deep roads to the highest reaches of Dragon Peak, I will do my Knightly duty and fight at the side of the side of your brothers! We shall wipe away the injustices they bring upon us and make their ends swift and honorable, even if they do not deserve it!" She continued to rant on like this for a short while, on one knee with her sword held by her chest piece.<br/><br/>When she rose once more to her feet she spoke again, to the, likely, relief of the gathered group, her request was much longer than her previous monologue:<br/><br/>"Conduct me to Ser Katharine and we shalt have words!"<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>