<div class="floatleft">(http://orig08.deviantart.net/3fea/f/2017/185/3/5/lyari01_by_ravagedgirl-dbf59tn.jpg)</div>A wide smile played across Lyari's face once Elisa left to make herself more comfortable.  She never minded prying a stuffy warrior until they accepted their fate and gave in to their desires, but she was grateful for how well the warmwine simplified her endeavors.  Leaning back with both elbows on the edge of the bar, the elf let her eyes dance across the slowly filling tavern.  Chariss was seeing to the clerics while making sure another customer was at least fed, and there was even one more that had just entered.  It was a pity she hadn't gone with her instinct and gotten more employees to come in for the night.  At least a close friend of hers, Elora, was due any moment.  It would ease the burden on she and Chariss a bit.  The return of her paladin caught Lyari's eye; but not just because she noticed the movement from the back room.<br/><br/>Elisa was completely changed!  A person would be hard pressed to tell the difference between the natures of the girl and the cleric across the room.  Her much more relaxed clothing in comparison to that bulky armor was night and day.  She held the grin until Elisa had sat once more.  "That armor wasn't quite the weight of the world, but I bet it felt like it when you took it off your shoulders."  Lyari reached behind her and poured the paladin another glass, then filled one for herself.  She took small, yet deceptively long, pull from it.  The appearance of her joining in was more important than whether or not she actually got drunk.  Lyari was relaxed either way and it wouldn't do for her to become light-headed while there were duties which she needed to tend for the night.<br/><br/>"So does your loving man approve of your being here, or was it his idea to get you loosened up? Or loving woman maybe?"  Lyari was fairly certain Elisa didn't have such a relationship.  Few dutiful warrior of justice did.  Asking had always been a good tactic just so she could add "Don't tell me you are alone in his world, though. You can't be. Look at you- Young men and women alike would fall over themselves just to spend time near you."  She gave a crooked, clever smile before nudging Elisa's arm, which was more a maneuver to become more acquainted than a 'right, right?' jab.<br/><br/><br/><hr/><div class="floatleft">(http://orig09.deviantart.net/eed9/f/2017/185/3/a/chariss01_by_ravagedgirl-dbf59u2.jpg)</div>Chariss was a bit amused at just how much the young man ordered.  He was surely taller than she, but ate like a minotaur!  Or at least he ordered like one.  The short girl returned from behind the bar with a platter of various foods and beverages for her clients.  She made her way, quite gracefully for a dwarf with full hands, back to August and began to unload.  "Here we are. Your mead, meats, cheese and bread. I've brought a few things for your friend here as well! Greetings, sir!"  She nodded to the suave gentleman with the mustache while her hands placed a few more various meats and beverages before him.  "Enjoy yourselves and someone will be with you as soon as they can for a bit more lively entertainment."  Chariss winked and turned on her heel.<br/><br/>Finally returning to her original guests with one platter empty and beneath her arm, the girl served the remaining items from the other.  "Alright then- red wine, our specialty, pork stew with tomatoes and some bread on the side."  She slid the used platters onto a nearby table and smiled up at the pair.  While Alexandra had gotten somewhat more comfortable, her companion seemed still ready for battle.  Even without his weaponry at his hip and back, he looked as though he were waiting for an ogre to leap through the door.  But the joke was on him; Barnaby had the night off.<br/><br/>"Viktor, may I secure your armaments for you, sir? We have a room in the back that's magically guarded where most patrons keep their more expensive things. You can even go and change there if you like. I'm sure you're stuffy in all that heavy armor."  She glanced over to Alexandra briefly, attempting to employ the girl's assistance in the matter.  She was sure Alex wanted to get him out of his stiff clothing so something else could become stiff as much as she did.