<em>[Port Calin; RY 769; Resplendent Air]</em><br/><br/>A chill wind had been rolling through town for the past few days. Winter would soon be coming and most citizens were getting prepared for the snow. Many of the various mercenary forces were getting prepared too, to leave and seek employment in warmer climates. One such mercenary came into a small tavern near the water's edge right before the sun set. By the time midnight had come she was still there, a small fortress of mugs surrounding her.<br/><br/>The tall blond was leaning on her arms, glaring at the amber colored liquid in the glass. She'd been at it for hours and was barely feeling drunk even though any normal human would've passed out by now. She'd been able to keep herself in control for a long time, but the stress had finally gotten to her. Ever since she'd Exalted her life had become nothing except lies and more lies. She'd wanted to tell someone, anyone, but couldn't for fear of being caught. Then suddenly during a simple hunt today she'd snapped and used more power than she intended. In order to keep her secret she'd needed to kill the mostly innocent people and that was what brought her here.<br/><br/>Glancing around the room a few times she sighed and turned back to her ale. She'd had more tonight than she had in the past few months and it still wasn't enough. She'd really wanted to order more. Partially to simply have more and mostly to get that cute barmaid to come back again, what was her name again? The blond groaned and dropped her head to the table grumbling at herself. Raising an arm up to wave she said to the room, "Hello, I need more again. Please come back." Hopefully that would be enough to get the woman's attention.