"You've already brought food for your friends, Ari? You shouldn't have, I could've done that!" Smiling down at them was Rose the barmaid. She was a very pretty girl, redblond hair with lots of freckles. She had put on a few extra pounds lately, but she was still highly favoured by the village men. If anyone could love men more than Ilene, it would be Rose. She was the daughter of a local farmer. There had not been enough work around the farm for Rose, and her parents could not afford to feed her, so she had started working at the inn when she was 14. Some nights she went and saw her parents, but most of the time she slept in a small room close to Ari's. She was 7 years older than Ari, and had taken care of her many times when Ari was younger. Ari liked her, Rose was a sweet girl, but so very dumb. She'd practically believe anything you told her, and even at a young age Ari had learned how to trick her so she'd be able to sneak off to see her friends. Her lack of intelligence didn't seem to bother Rose much though, she was probably one of the happiest and most carefree persons in the village. She often invited someone up to the room with her after the bar closed, and some nights Ari could hear curious sounds from Rose's room. Ari's father didn't really aprove, but he was pragmatic enough to realise it was good for buisness. Alot of young men hang around the bar, hoping they would catch Rose's eyes, so she was allowed to carry on. Bishon seemed quite worried his daughter would take after Rose though, so he watched over Ari like a hawk.<br/>"If you want something else, you should really tell me. I don't think Bishon will be very happy with me if his daughter has to server herself on her night off." Then Rose wandered off, serving pints of foaming ale to some thirsty customers, giggling as one of them pinched her butt as she walked past.<br/>Outside the inn the two T'Skrang were just about to head inside.<br/>"A few human women with nice voices?" the stranger said. "If you knew of whom I speak you wouldn't say her voice was nice. You really are no help at all, are you? And if there are women in there who wants to entertain me, I'm sure I can spot them on my own. I make my own fortune, watch and learn, hatchling."<br/>He swung the door open so it crashed against the door with a loud bang, every head turning to watch what the commotion was. He walked into the inn with a confident swagger, like he owned the place. He spoke up with a loud, booming voice that suprised even Xholkrox who had spent the last several minutes talking to him.<br/>"People of Whitewater, this is a day that will go down in history! Decades from now you will still mark this day as the day your tiny village was graced with the presence of Tinoip'i Nistrim Keliek't Syrtis, for you have never seen or heard a Troubadour quite like me!"