Waiting for his soup was a strangely nervous experience. Arran was used to being of slightly above average height, so standing in a crowd and being small was odd.<br/><br/>When he finally got his soup, he wasn't entirely certain what he'd do with two bowls, but it was necessary for the deception. Unfortunately, keeping a hand on them meant that he didn't notice the one man sneak up him. He almost dropped one the bowls in shock, but quickly recovered his wits. He really, really did not want to go do... whatever with this guy. Even if a silver was an enormous amount of money for a farm boy. But he wasn't a farm boy anymore.<br/><br/>"Really? You think think you can outspend a magus? Because the boy didn't buy me himself." Technically true. Arran tried to pull free without spilling, and make his way to the stairs.<br/><br/><hr/>Manipulation + Subterfuge: 2 successes.