<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/a6/Neeral.jpg)<br/>Neeral (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1428855)</div>Neeral gave a sharp, barking laugh at Vannalys's comment. "This lady understands kobold humour!" she said, giving her a nudge on the hip. "Just tie me to a ten foot pole and poke me at the floor, eh?"<br/><br/>She grinned at Taran. "Yeah, sleep-burrowing has always been a bit of a problem for me. Anyway, I'm sure you'll have someone much more interesting in your bed tonight!" She gave Vannalys a none too subtle wink as she sauntered off to book her place for the night.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Neeral woke up a few hours after midnight - she was naturally nocturnal, after all, and had only been awake since noon the previous day - and skulked into the city in pursuit of something she wouldn't be able to find on their adventure: a hot bath. It took a few tries to find a bathhouse that was open so early and was willing to let a kobold in, but the chance to immerse herself in scalding hot water and scrub away the remnants of her latest shed was worth the effort.<br/><br/>By the time the eastern sky started to grow bright, Neeral was waiting in front of the inn. Her scales had a healthy glow about them and looked almost polished, and her claws were clean and neatly trimmed. She was wearing her leather armour again, but had doffed her orange and yellow scarves in favour of a single brown scarf tied in a bow at the base of her tail. On her head she wore a wide-brimmed straw hat, uniquely fitted to her reptilian profile. Her mule's pack saddle was fully laden with bags and bundles, and she held its lead reins loosely in her hand.<br/><br/>"I'm ready to go!" she barked, rocking back and forth on the balls of her feet in excitement. "Let's do this!"