Somewhat reluctantly Belle withdrew from the ferry landing.  No other arrivals of note, it seemed.  and Those who had caught her attention were entering the same tavern.  Was that a coincidence?  Well, Belinda did believe in them, but still.  She entered quietly, evaded groping hands with her<br/>The bard had a companion, they knew each other, and something about him was familiar, but she had met a lot of people over the years.  And while thinking of her cover... the song gave her an opportunity to get a look at the crowd. She danced on the small stage, more of a platform. really. A rather chaste display as such things went, keeping her longer dress on, but dancing barefoot, pulling up the hem of her dress to show the soldiers plenty of bare calf.  Not her best performance, not by far.  But good enough, no danger of having to dodge garbage.<br/><br/>And good enough for men to toss a small amount of coin onstage, or come close to slip it into her hand. Including  a man she knew from the Service.  She tucked that away, for private reading.  Hopefully the man had the sense to be subtle with what he had written.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">my knowledge nobility roll was a 6, sigh.  Mari is unknown to Belinda even by reputation.  But the quality of her gear and clothing will stick in her memory.<br/><br/>Dancing Performance roll:  40557   Noone or Anyone   2012-08-10 10:53:20   At 2012-08-10 10:53:20, Healergirl (uid: 25515) rolls: 1d20a8 Result: 12 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=40557)  <strong>12</strong><br/> <br/>Belinda's canter trait gives her contact +5 to his bluff check for giving her a secret message no one else will understand.<br/><br/>Perception roll for studying the crowd:  40558   Noone or Anyone   2012-08-10 11:13:03   At 2012-08-10 11:13:03, Halergirl (uid: 25515) rolls: 1d20a14 Result: 25 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=40558)  <strong>25</strong>  Hard to say what she's looking for.  Casual thievery doesn't interest her, anybody loudly espousing Loyalist sympathy in a crowd like this is a damn fool dangerous only to themselves, she'd ignore them.  She's mainly looking at the PC's, looking for signs they might need help or assistance.</div></div>