<strong>"Valen. Yes, I would not mind another ale or something a bit stronger perhaps, but as a traveler I have to watch my expenses a little so I rarely order more than a bit of good food, a bit of ale and a room for the night before retiring to bed. Its been this tale that keeps coming up that has extended my stay a bit, albeit I admit that welcoming company is never a bad thing either."</strong>Regarding the Tengu with a warm smile on his face Valen rested a bit back, casting a look at the Lorekeeper and the aspiring young bards.<br/><br/><strong>"Master Tengu, do you know a good place to perhaps inquire a bit about some work for a travelling mage though? Its been a bit lean lately on the road."</strong>He had roughly ten gold pieces worth of coins still, but that would only carry him so far. He did have a bedroll to sleep somewhere outside if he absolutely had to, but he was not<em>that</em>used to nature to survive on nature alone. Perhaps a skill to learn in time, he thought to himself passingly.