“We have information on his location. It’s getting late. I think we should find somewhere to rest for the night. Resting will give me some time to look over my books and see if I find something useful.”

Blitz offers to the others. 

It's Thursday Y'all!!

"Yes, let's find a nice place near the Cunning Belles " says Kriz as she heads in that direction.

Zeek follows along. He would have wanted to continue, to get concrete results. But Ioun knows, patience was never his virtue.

After hearing our your companions Kriz you know this area slightly better than the other two, looking around the Cunning Bellest you remember there is an inn not far off the main square that has reasonable priced rooms, meals, and doesn't pay too much attention to the clientele it keeps. Leaving the north/south road and the square behind the party moves to the Heatry Haversack Inn and tavern that looks even like Blitz in all his milording would stay there!

Walking in your go to the reception area which is a long bar where a child-like gnome is reading a book while the other patrons are seated at six different tables spread out through a long narrow room with a soft fire in a hearth where a large black dog lays on a rug in front snoring. The astophere is subdued but when you look around everyone at the tables is talking but oddly enough you can't read a thing from their mouths just the crackling fire, the snoring dog, and the occasional page turn from the gnome seated on the stool behind the counter.

Blitz and Kriz, there be magic about this place. Kriz smiles quickly remembering its quirks patting herself on the back for remembering it.

How do you proceed?

Zeek is deeply alarmed: "Use of the Arcana within Vasselheim? What is this place?"

The gnome looks up from his book. 

"You were only able to enter because I let you," the gnome says lazily looking back down at his book. "Kriz," he then says softly smiling. "It's been awhile," he adds closing the book and setting it aside. "A room? Two? How long," he asks not even looking at Blitz or Zeek just smiling at Kriz.

Kriz approaches the gnome and smiles with friendship

"Hykie! It's so good to see you again! I see that your place is as lovely as usual! " she moves her hand pointing the two men "allow me to introduce to you my two associates here, Ezekiel Truthseeker" she lowers her voice a little bit "he just arrived to the city " as if that explained his previous comment "and Lord Blitz Thunderbrand from Kraghammer. They told me where we could find a nice place to rest the next week? And I inmediatly thought of you of course! No other place could host a Thunderbrand! So would be possible to have three rooms for, let's say 5 nights to start?" 

When the details of their accomodation had been dealed she offers.

"Hykie my friend. I have to go out to grab someone and bring him here " she winks to the gnome " but I was thinking, do you mind if I play a little bit when I come back? I feel in the right mood tonight. What do you say? Would you let this apprentice to practice her art?"

"The less I know about your companions the better," Hykie replies. "Please consider yourself house entertainment but they may choose otherwise. Business is business," he explains gesturing toward the busy tavern of silent and subdued looking patrons. "You are a charmer though," he adds as you look at the crowd of fifteen figures huddled at their tables before you turn back to him and he winks at you Kriz. "So this company," he pauses, "anyone I should worry about," he asks next with a cocked eyebrow and a smirk. He then puts three keys on the counter. "That's 8 silver a night," he explains to each of you, "paid up front," he adds. "Meals included of course," he finishes.

How do you proceed?

"If it's all the same to you Hykie, I wouldn't mind sleeping out in the stables. I guess some habits are hard to outgrow" as he says this he points to his monk robes with a half-cocked smile.  

Deception: 20

Zeek didn't necessarily want his companions or their patron to know, but he was planning to spend at least part of the night getting acquainted with some of the beggars in this area of town. Almost without fail, they had helped provide him with valuable information in the past, as people were very used to simply ignoring them. If he was lucky, he might be able to recruit enough, to be able to track Tobias' movements almost constantly.

"Unless you're really a horse under those robes," Hykie replies wryly. "I don't have room," he says looking to Kriz. "What is this," he asks frowning at her now as he slides a key back. "Share with someone monk," he says looking at Blitz hard now. "That ok with you," he asks the dwarf.

You then see a human woman, she's beautiful come into the inn behind you. She flips her red hair out of a cloak and brushes past Blitz apologizing with a brilliant smile.

"Good evening," she says eyeing the noble looking dwarf before casting a glance at the cleric and the bard before Hykie perks up holding out a key to her. She then moves through was looks like a barrier of bluish light when she passes through it. You can see now it's an illusion because beyond she's disappeared. It's the same scene of quietly speaking people, no sound but the snoring dog and crackling fire.

"I'd rather have the room to myself but, if you cannot afford it I guess I can share with you Zeek, however, I expect you to pay for you're half and remain silent while in the room."

Blitz will wait for Zeek's response but has his half of the gold ready for the room.  

OOC: It's 8 silver not gold. You guys figure out how long you're going to call Hearty Haverstack's home.

Zeek turns to Blitz and whispers under his breath: "Full disclosure, I still have some business to attend to, and that's easier from outside. As per this place, I don't trust it."

"That's fine. I'll just get a room for myself." Blitz says back. "Room for myself; I don't know if 5 nights will be necessary but let's do 2 for now and we'll extend it if need be."

Blizt will then hand the gnome 16 silver pieces for the two-night stay in the room. 

Kriz looks the two of them with more and more amazed look. When Hykie ask her about the weird request from Zeek she just opens her mouth but closes it again without making any sound.

She just give the gnome 6 gold pieces without saying a word and don't looking to the money and looks to the two men with a serious glance. In her usual happy and smiling face it's quite disturbing.

"Here Hykie dear, do me a favor and give these two gentelmen a room for, at least, 3 nights. And keep the change my friend. Accept it as an apologize. Now if you excuse us I would like to have a little chat with my two... colleagues here" she says and takes some steps so the gnome cannot hear them.She looks at the two men, first Blitz, then Zeek then Blitz again.

"I need you two to listen to me and to listen carefully. I don't know what's in your mind but if you want to chase a noble in this city, you must start acting like nobles. Or at least normal decent people. I am not quite sure now, but in Kraghammer the noble house members don't use to frequent the ones that share a room in a cheap inn or to sleep with horses. I bring you to one of the finest stablishments in the city, at least for our kind, and you act like that?. Do not misunderstand me, I am not angry only really surprised. Make no mistake that we are constantly watched. One bad step and you'll find that Tobias will learn that two stable sharing weirdos are looking for him and then you can say goodbye to our opportunity. " she frows her temple " That was the third time in my life that I went our of words I give you that... Now if you excuse me I am going down to look for Gareth and come back here and play the violin. Do whatever you want tonight but please, I beg you, try your best " he looks at Zeek here " not to be detained by the Bastions. Tomorrow we have work."

Zeek looks at her sheepishly and mumbles an apoalogy: "It's just that I'm not used to this... luxury. I can't sleep on beds that are too soft. I'm used to blending in with the common folk, I feel like a fish out of water here."

Hykie takes the money from Kriz smirking at the two of you. "I appreciate the tip. I'll make sure Fisher doesn't toss your rooms while you're out," he grins as he puts the money away he says before she turns to you two pulling you away from the bar.

{insert Kriz's pep talk and exit.}

"You to heading to the bar," Hykie asks you two just standing there.

Before Zeek leaves Blitz will tell him "Remember you are to woo Tobias tomorrow so, try and not get too filthy. Tonight I will go through my spellbook and see if I can find anything to help. I have a couple non-elemental spells in here. I rarely use them they are merely just everyday things that I find helpful time to time."

Once Zeeks leaves Blitz will respond to the gnome "Yes. The bar; show me some of your finishes drinks. Actually, do you have Dwarven stouts from Kraghammer back there?"

Blitz ask needing something strong. While he is waiting for his drink he will look around to see if he can spot any arcane sigils that make the enchantments in this place work, they might be useful in the days to come. 

"We don't actually," Hykie replies to your request of your native stout. "We do have something comparable though," he replies going to a barrel behind the bar and pulling a tap to fill a tankard.

Blitz as you leave the bar and go to the barrier you can not not seem to find the origin points of the spell but you are certain it's an illusion. Odd but it makes sense that it's not too obvious to find. Hykie sees your curiosity as he puts the tankard on the bar of what he calls Stoneheart stout.

"You'll never find it," the gnome chuckles delighted. "But here," he says snapping his fingers and the sounds of voices hit you all at once as if the illusion's volume was turned up to normal before he snaps his finger and turns it off again. The sound of just the fire, just the snoring dog comes back the voices muted one more. "The illusions my mother's magic but it helps me to control the volume when I'm reading," he explains moving back to his book.

Zeek do you leave the inn behind Kriz?

Kriz you leave to find Gareth and he's waiting outside The Willows like you told him too. He looks totally astonished you came back and relieved he will be joining you. He also mentions he's VERY hungry and if dinner is soon he'll be happier still. Do you go back to the Hearty Haversack?