Sunny returned shortly after Ashia did and rolled the keg to her feet. "Well I don't know about you two, but none of that happened. You're not a dragon that appeared in my diner, this keg didn't magically roll out to you, and your meals definitely aren't on the house for saving the life of me and my wife. And if you're interested in the ale, my oldest daughter and her husband brew it. Usually one keg at a time and only when requested since it doesn't sell very well... at all, actually." While Sunny spoke Loraine counted out gold in silence and dropped them in Sunny's hand when he reached to shake Ashia's.<span style="color: #0000ff">"Then consider this a parting gift for the kindness you and your wife have shown the less fortunate."</span><br/><br/><span style="color: #666600">"You of all people should understand trauma, what's it's like to be abused and victimized. Ras has been victimized, harassed, and shit on by our kind. Elune and Eldryn both have ran him through hell and back... even I'm not innocent. His distrust and hatred for us is completely reasonable, throw his concern for Elune and his protective nature into the mix and you're going to have a volatile reaction no matter how diplomatic you try to be. Nope, he's your problem, I'm here to see why you're not near one of the Zelinas. And seeing as I don't need to kill you I'm going back to my day, if he tries to wake Elune I give you full permission to make him stop."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>