The veteran adventurer stroked his chin, touching the stubble as he considered what he heard.<br/>"The stealthy approach seems best so far. Either way we'll have to keep an eye out if they have people looking to purchase slaves or recruit acolytes in the city tomorrow. As for the map, the idea of it being a carving on something immobile didn't even occur to me. Nice catch Ember. Best get parchment and ink, or at least charcoal so you can copy it in case."<br/><br/>At her teasing and stuck out tongue he shrugged. "So hide your tongue and don't give me funny ideas?" he rebutted with a wink.<br/><br/>As the discussion shifted to where the women would spend the night he nodded and agreed that staying together would be safer for them than to each find shelter on their own.<br/>"But Cassia, I'm hurt. Unlike the common street thug I do care about my lady's feelings. I'm nothing if not a gentleman and I haven't gotten any complaints yet." the overplayed indignation was obviously faked, just him going along with the joke.<br/>Drake let the paladin make her way across the room to the owner by the bar while he offered to share his room with one of the ladies one last time.<br/><br/>The man at the bar was middle aged, skinny with a high forehead and visibly bad teeth. When Cassia drew coins from her purse, his trained eye immediately caught up on the value.<br/>"One gold for the night. For each staying, double if you disturb the horses!. We're full and fine women like you belong in a man's bed no? I can offer a cheaper alternative, or even the chance to make some more coin..." He swept up the coin the woman left on the bar and was about to chuckle, but a fierce stare or strong reaction would easily shut him up or make him back off. However before the paladin could scold him, she felt a passing hand squeeze her behind, taking a good feel of her shapely ass. By the time she spun around she only saw the several dozens of patrons moving about, unsure where the adventurous hand came from.<br/>The others by the table witnessed none of this of course.