Drake held his breath a moment, knowing well enough he might regret this decision in the morning, but liking the direction Ember was taking things in.<br/>"Allright, why don't we continue this in my room then. I'm sure you'll like it." he offered to walk the two girls and have one of the best nights of his life, distracted by Cassia's exchange only momentarily. As there didn't appear to be any consequences he just shook his head for worrying over nothing. "Don't worry. Cassia and Mia are tough and among the best warriors I know. They'll handle themselves." he reassured the others and showed them to his temporary stay accessible from the stairs outside the stone building, the quarters lying on the floor above the ground level that functioned as tavern.<br/>It wouldn't be much, a small space with a nighstand wtih a candle, a bucket, just enough space for a lockbox or gear and a one person bed. The room had a single window, no glass but shutter closed overlooking the street outside, and the door had a basic lock, in fact just an iron spike that slid in place allowing the wooden door be shut from the inside.<br/><br/><br/>By the counter at the tavern the owner called a strapping lad, a young adult, his son perhaps to work in his stead as he walked with Mia to the back, past a curtain to the kitchen then leading her past another doorway to a storage area where there weren't any workers at the moment.<br/>"Just want you to know, I'm grateful that I can behold a foreign beauty like yourself. Now be so lovely and show me what's hiding under that dress..." he leered, licking his lips in anticipation, his breath and body odour more noticeable in the enclosed space.<br/><br/><br/>Outside Cassia and her new friend chatted away and the man quickly gathered that the woman wasn't from near anywhere here.<br/>"Can give you directions to the market, even take you there if you like. As for your other question, I'm not too sure. At times there are some brown-robed priests moving across town but I never spoke of them. Hey I know, come over to my friends' table. They're good people, not like them monkeys, and between us I'm sure we can answer your questions." he invited, pointing across the room to a table with three other young men with flasks and mugs of probably the same thing he was drinking. "At least we talk a bit and you'll have company until your friend is back? Come, I insist! These others will only be rude to you anyway."<br/>Knowing better than this, Cassia was still dragged along and introduced to lads, one of whom already had female company for the evening, if his coin lasted that long...<br/>However as it was the case she did get a good knowledge of the town's layout with their help, enough to navigate it easily as well as a few tips on where to find more decent stores that weren't likely to cheat or exploit her merely because she was a woman or a foreigner. As for the cultists she discovered that every week a group of them came to the town, two preaching and trying to find converts with what the youths described as "false religious nonsense" while one was looking for slaves. They could even tell that primarily they were looking for attractive young women or men who could be put to labour with their purchases.