Despite her misgivings, Alizome contributes from her own store of coin to help hire the guide. As she'd said- going without aid was more risky than going with someone who might be waiting for a chance to gut them and steal all their things. Not having the energy (or, truth be told, the sobriety) to use her little fiddle to help Xarces earn back some money, instead the elf crashes in a poor room at the inn to wake up the next morning... ideally without too painful a hangover.<br/><br/>[[Per check for the next morning-<a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/118940">Perception Roll</a>:<span style="text-decoration: underline">1d20+12</span><span style="font-weight: bold">25</span>]]