Tenik nodded his head and gestured for Miyuki to take a seat.  Then he began removing some of his clothing, not all of it, just to make himself most comfortable.  He said aloud, "Pray bear with me, I'll stand for the moment and tell you a tale that will thrill and excite, be not afraid at the story for know that I, Tenik, the hero of the day make it home alive."<br/><br/>What followed was actually a fairly passable tale.  It was obvious that Tenik was no trained bard or story teller, but maybe the son of one, or the kind of man who had grown up listening to stories from a trained story teller.  He understood the basic idea of how to craft a tale, how to draw in the listener and how to pause for dramatic effect.  Certainly he wouldn't be good at entertaining more then a few around a campfire, but he wasn't without all merit.   More to the point he allowed his entire body to get into the tale, moving and gesturing at appropriate times, thrusting with empty hand as if thrusting an invisible sword, dodging imaginary blows, and spinning around in a defense that would likely be little effective in actual combat but that seemed thrilling in the story's context.<br/><br/>His tale spoke of the trio of adventurers, with himself in the leading role as sword for hire, as they journied deep into the jungle to make contact with a local tribe of shifters who had only recently been discovered.  The cleric in the group, who was obviously Arianna, though he never mentioned names, seeking a rumor of their tribal writings.  The strange beasts they confronted on the way, their encounter with a strange set of glowing ruins that shed light as if lit by internal candles at night, and the failure to eventually find the shifter tribe, even with a map.  But the discovery of the strange glowing ruins had their own rewards.<br/><br/><strong>"...and then just as we are getting onto the boat at the fort outside of the city, Glim falls off the edge and sinks to the bottom because of all the stones he had in his robe!"</strong><br/><br/>Tenik slapped his hands on his knees and finally flopped down on the bed, laughing before opening his eyes and smiling at Miyuki.<strong>"So that's what I've been up to the last month Miyuki.  I hope it was a tale you've enjoyed."</strong>