Leela joins the queue for the gate a few people behind Jenna and Sel. She hopes this won’t take long. Distracted as she is by this new city, the concern about the professor’s state of health is never far from her mind. 

She looks around to see if Riw has joined her in the queue, while trying to keep half an eye on the two crewmates ahead of her.

As they near the front of the queue, Jenna chats to Sel about their time on the airship.

”I’m glad to be on solid ground, I’m not going to lie. Think I’ll be sticking to real ships in future. Mind you, wouldn’t have minded dropping that first mate over the side.”

Riw joins Leela in the queue.
"Don't forget to think about nice things if they check our thoughts again!" - he smiles.

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As they near the front of the queue, Jenna chats to Sel about their time on the airship.

”I’m glad to be on solid ground, I’m not going to lie. Think I’ll be sticking to real ships in future. Mind you, wouldn’t have minded dropping that first mate over the side.”

Sel gasped in mock shock, " What should we have for dinner?  Any idea whats good locally?"

Leela smiles back at Riw before craning her neck to peer through the gate they are approaching.

(Can she see much on the other side? perception 26 )

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As they near the front of the queue, Jenna chats to Sel about their time on the airship.

”I’m glad to be on solid ground, I’m not going to lie. Think I’ll be sticking to real ships in future. Mind you, wouldn’t have minded dropping that first mate over the side.”

 

Sel gasped in mock shock, " What should we have for dinner?  Any idea whats good locally?"

 “I haven’t been to these parts before. It all looks pretty exotic to me”

She casually scans the people in the queue, looking for the tabaxi that was checking them out earlier

Perception if required 14

Selinae looked around excitedly her mind preoccupied with food now that she had reminded herself she was hungry...

Selinae and Jenna get in the line collecting outside the gates. They wait behind the first human they've seen besides  Jenna since disembarking the Stargazer. This tall, lanky man carrying a bag whose dressed rather plainly in comparison to the others ahead of him. The man stands near but doesn't seem to really be apart of a group of figures dressed in fine robes bemoaning the wait to enter the Royal Ward to conduct their business that evening. A party it seems they are trying to reach. One particular stout and big bellied man is gesturing wildly with a blue envelope, the party can assume it's the invitation! Selinae and  Jenna don't seem to think anything of the human man with bag, a servant perhaps, of the big bellied man who is a giff. The group ahead is a mix of finely  dressed denizens are giffs, firblogs, aarakocras, and lizardfolk-like crocdiles.The line moves forward and the group of well dressed denizens they have a brief conversation with the guardians examing the invitation. The group then easily passed through the gates. As Selinae  and Jenna approach next they're meet with blank expressions of a falcon like aarakocra and a towering gnoll wearing similar armor and both holding halbreds with a large tassel beneath the blade!

"Hold! State your business," the falcon says to the ladies with a priecingly blue eyed gaze looking at each of you as the gnoll looms behind the falcon holding his pole arm. 

" Sightseeing...and food. Mostly food.", says Selinae happily. " Do you know anywhere good?"

"And ale....I've been craving a decent drink"

"Without invitation, official business, or escort I regret that you are not allowed admittance," the golden falcon replies as the gnoll squares up. "I bid you peace and may the light of Aten shine upon you. Good evening," the guardian adds with a curt nod before gesturing Selinae and Jenna away. Without waiting for a reply or protest from either woman, the golden falcon moves them aside looking to Leela and Riw now.  "What's your business," the golden falcon asks as the gnoll with the halberd steps forward.

‘We are wanting to visit a sick friend who is staying in the area,’ Leela replies, looking at both of the guards squarely. ‘We are not sure how much longer they will live.’
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Selinae walked to the side slightly confused.......did they not like tourists here? How did they make money?

She shrugged, she'd done her best.

She put an arm on Jennas shoulder, " You said something about a drink?"

"Being a tourist is very overrated" she grins at Sel and they begin to walk away.

As they walk down the line of people queueing, Jenna is looking for an invitation that she could 'help herself to'

The falcon nods looking at the religious figure in Leela then Riw.

"What House do you seek audience, " the falcon asks waving the gnoll off.

The gnoll moves back looking to the group behind Leela and Riw as the falcon awaits Leela reply. 

Leela bows slightly to the falcon and touches her amulet. "We believe we seek our friend in the villa of Barakah-Set." 

(If I need another persuasion roll: 8

"Also, the two hungry fellows are with us, excuse their behaviour, they had a rough and workful day and they are thinking with their stomach right now."

Leela the falcon now seems uncomfortable with your answer mentioning the Barakah-Set family doesn't seem to have gone over well.

"A member of the Barakah-Set family are ill," the falcon asks their head cocking curiously to the side.

Riw give me a persuasion check.

Riw hopes that the falcon notices that he won't try to deceive him and that the two ladies are indeed the members of the party. Their expertise probably be needed in the future, so it won't be a great idea to split up in this big city.

Persuasion: 20