<strong>Name:</strong>Valen<br/><strong>Location:</strong>The Frozen Hearth, Outside the Hearth<br/><strong>Time:</strong>Early Evening<br/><strong>Tagging</strong>: Briza, Sovelis, Varinka, Open<br/><br/>As he got up he noticed Varinka enter. He'd seen her around the city before- she was hard to miss. They must have at least met once or twice before, he'd seen her in the hearth before, but couldn't recall ever much of a conversation between them. He had the feeling she was giving them a dirty look before she sat down to drink. Even around the college where people were a little more accepting than other parts of Skyrim, there'd be people who looked that way at the mer. He rolled his eyes at her. He did have to admit she was good at putting down a drink though.<br/><br/>Between this little incident and being distraction by the lovely lady on his arm, he was surprised to suddenly see Sovelis very suddenly approaching Briza. There was a sudden uncomfortable eeriness around them.  Their conversation was even worse. He felt there was an almost taunting sound to his wording and he'd at least try and give him he impression he didn't like how he spoke to his friend. There was no real reason to make things uncivil though, so he waited for the short conversation to end and sent a nod his way as he was pretty quickly pulled out the front door after that. He did imediatly get the impression there was something he wasn't quite in the loop about.<br/><br/>The darkness was starting to eclipse the sky when they left, some stars already visible.<strong>"Oh, yes, I could tell it was something of that sort. You're alright then?"</strong>he asked. Briza was good at hiding her worry but Valen has some skill at picking up on her tells, she was at least a bit more shaken then she let on.<strong>"Oh, I've learned a bit since you've last seen me, but I'm always fascinated by the prospect of learning from an experienced expert..."</strong>he flirted right back. He was liking the way she was teasing him, wondering where exactly the two of them would end up as they crossed that old stone bridge