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Chapter 15: Laundry<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In Which\u00c2\u00a0the Companions Finally Have Clean Clothing.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Yazeth: Jozra dries off as well. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I wonder if they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll let us wash our clothes?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He finishes drying and slips one of the robes on instead of his clothes. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll let us.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret nods as she puts on the other robe. She glances over the side of the tub and wrinkles her nose. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t suppose\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d She wanders around the tub before finding a little lever that drains the water in the tub. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hey! That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s pretty neat!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He laughs. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Aye, one of my better ideas I say.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d He does the same.<\/p>\n

Yazeth: Jozra is startled. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Your idea? Wow.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d She looks around. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Is there a way to fill it too?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He laughs. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nothing really. And I think there is.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d He feels around the tub before fining a lever near the top of the tub. There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a gurgling sound and hot spring water emerges from a spout.<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret grins. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s really neat.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He nods. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I know. Took me forever to figure out the design.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret gathers the dirty towels and mops slightly where the floor got splashed before dumping them into the dirty towel basket.<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: Once his tub is filled, he rolls up the sleeves of his robe and begins to soak their dirty clothes.<\/p>\n

Yazeth: Jozra again grabs some soap but this time uses it on their soiled clothes.<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen:\u00c2\u00a0 He scrubs the material as well, absent-mindedly humming a song he learned from somewhere.<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret smiles as she scrubs at the muddy tunics.<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He scrubs at some caked on dirt, his humming turns to singing as he gets into the song. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6oh I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll roam o\u00e2\u20ac\u2122er hill and mountain, and through the frosty glades, why do I do this all, is to come back to you my mate\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: Jozra listens intently as she rinses the shirts and scrubs them again. She hasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t heard this song before.<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: Unfortunately, the otter begins to hum again, his paws sill scrubbing at the pair of pants he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s holding.<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret frowns slightly and rises the soap out before continuing to scrub at the clothes. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153What song is that?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He grins. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a song I picked up while I was in the south with a bunch of other travelers.\u00c2\u00a0They said it was from even further south, said something about deserts and continuous dry and hot heat.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret mulls this over. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153How far south did you say you went again?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He shrugs. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I think as far as I went down was a town called Erith, met a nice squirrel down there named Raver\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret pauses a moment. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Erith? Sounds slightly familiar.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He looks towards her. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Really?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: Jozra scrubs at a particularly muddy spot on a cuff. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Yep. Can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t quite place it but I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m certain I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve heard of it before, though.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He nods, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Alright.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d He continues scrubbing and humming.<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret pulls the tunic she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been scrubbing out of the water and looks at it. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Nearly there\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He pulls his out.\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u0153What about this?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: She looks at it. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Pretty clean. I think these are ready to be dried.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He nods. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Alright, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll take a shirt this time okay?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Okay.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Jozra wrings out the shirt and sets it out to try before grabbing a dirty shirt and handing it to Soquan.<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He nods his thanks and puts aside the pair of pants he was working on to dry.<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret grabs a pair of pants for herself and begins washing them.<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He begins scrubbing the tunic and begins to hum his song again.<\/p>\n

Yazeth: Jozra scrubs hard at the muddy pant legs as she listens to the tune Soquan is humming.<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He starts to sing softly again, working at an arm of the tunic.<\/p>\n

Yazeth: Jozra continues scrubbing at the trousers, listening intently to Soquan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s tune.\u00c2\u00a0 She pauses for a second, checking her reflection as the water stills and glancing at her paws. The recent and frequent dips in warm, then cold, then warm water has done much to compromise her disguise.\u00c2\u00a0 Fortunately, the mice only saw her incredibly muddy\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen:\u00c2\u00a0 Soquan hears the pause in her scrubbing and stops his song. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You alright Jozra?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret resumes washing the pants. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Yep. Seemed thing weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t getting any cleaner there for a second, though.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen:\u00c2\u00a0 He nods. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Alright.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0He returns to cleaning, finishing a few seconds later. He runs his paws over the material, searching for any more caked on mud.<\/p>\n

Yazeth: Jozra dunks the pants vigorously before pulling them up for inspection. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Ah. They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re<\/em> clean. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the water that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s dirty.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d She grins before setting them aside. Fortunately they had the presence of mind to bring everything with them. She rummages quickly in her pack, removing a smaller pouch.
\nJozra glances at Soquan, trying to think up a reasonable excuse for the somewhat unusual behavior.\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Seems I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get my fur to all go the right way.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d She chuckles as she dusts a light powder over some of her darker areas.\u00c2\u00a0 A few minutes and it would set.<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: Soquan laughs. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Lucky for me I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have to worry about that.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d He briefly attempts to flatten down his perpetually scruffy fur.<\/p>\n

Yazeth: Jozra grins as she finishes reapplying her disguise. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Looks like we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re about done here.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He nods. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Okay.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0He holds up his shirt he had been cleaning. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153How\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d I do?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret nods approvingly. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Pretty good. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d almost call it looking new if it wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t for that tear in the sleeve.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He nods. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Good then.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d He stands and puts the shirt on the table with the rest.<\/p>\n

Yazeth: She looks at the stack of dripping clothes. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Do you think they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d mind if we left these here to dry?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He shakes his head.\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u0153They won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t mind.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d His stomach rumbles audibly and he laughs. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I guess it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s almost dinner time.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret grins. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Then I suppose we should find the mess hall.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He nods. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Alright.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0He heads towards the door and opens it. He raises his head and sniffs the air, turning right. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153This way.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: Jozra smiles and follows the otter.<\/p>\n

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Chapter 15: Laundry In Which\u00c2\u00a0the Companions Finally Have Clean Clothing. ——————————————————————————————— Yazeth: Jozra dries off as well. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I wonder if they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll let us wash our clothes?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Arrin Woodgreen: He finishes drying and slips one of the robes on instead of his clothes. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll let us.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Yazeth: The ferret nods as she puts on … <\/p>\n