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Chapter 40: Leaving Kodan<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

In Which The Pair Are Happy To Put The Town Behind Them.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Yazeth: The pair make their way downstairs where Jozra retrieves her tea cup. She dumps out the now cold brew into the fire which is blazing too heartily to be disturbed by a little water.<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He follows her down the stairs, waiting as she empties the cup. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153So where’s the tea?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: She leads him to the table with the urn on it, placing a cup in his paw. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Right here.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d The ferret ladles some tea into Soquan’s cup before refilling her own.<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He grins and sips experimentally. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It’s good.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: Jozra leads the otter over to a pair of armchairs and settles herself in one of them.\u00c2\u00a0 She sniffs the air as the first wisps of fresh baked bread begin to enter the room.<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He settles into one of the chairs and sniffs the air before taking another sip of his tea.<\/p>\n

Yazeth: Sipping her own cup of tea, Jozra finally begins to relax for the first time since getting out of the pool the day before. Fresh baked bread and a hot mug of tea is quite relaxing, you know.<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He slips off into his own thoughts, drinking the tea while it’s still hot.<\/p>\n

Yazeth: After a bit, Jozra’s stomach begins to growl. Not quite a minute later, a rat bustles through the kitchen door, pushing a trolley laden with fresh baked bread, a jar of honey and surprisingly wide variety of fruit for this time of year. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Ooooh…\u00c2\u00a0 Breakfast.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He snaps out of his pensive state, grinning. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Did you just say breakfast?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret nods, eyes fixed on the cart. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Yep.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Almost absently, she sets down her cup and stands as the other beasts in the room begin to drift towards the food. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153How about I go get some for us.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He grins. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153That’d be wonderful.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: Jozra joins the queue that had quickly formed in front of the cart. Thankfully, the line is fairly short and soon the ferret returns to her seat with a pair of carved wooden plates laden with the simple but scrumptious fare.<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He sniffs the air as she approaches with the food. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It smells good.<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret nods. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Looks good too.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 She hands the otter one of the plates and bites into one of her chunks of bread as she sits.<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He grins happily and digs into the meal hungrily, having missed dinner the night before.<\/p>\n

Yazeth: Jozra digs in as well, quickly polishing off the bread she started with but slowing down to enjoy the fruit.<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: The otter’s meal quickly disappears and he leans back, his hunger satiated.<\/p>\n

Yazeth: Jozra’s eats the last berry on her plate a few minutes later then glances up at Soquan.<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He grins at her, a few crumbs of bread still clinging to his whiskers. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Done?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret nods. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Yeah. Shall I take your plate back?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He grins. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I’d appreciate it.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: She gathers both plates and the empty tea cups and returns them to the table.<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He smiles at her as she sits. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153So what now? We could go back upstairs and get a few more hours of shuteye, or we could check out now.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret shakes her head. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I’d rather not spend any longer here. Lets get back on the road again.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He nods and rises, grabbing his pack. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Come on then.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret hefts her own pack and leads the way to the exit.<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He follows, falling in step beside the ferret.<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The rat at the desk looks up as they approach. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Enjoy your breakfast?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He nods. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Very much so, it was delicious.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret nods as well. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Ah, how much do we owe?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He pauses for a moment as he thinks. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Seven silver coins and eight bronze.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d He writes something in his book. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I trust you and your mate slept well?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: Jozra flushes and stammers. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We… We’re not mated.\u00c2\u00a0 Just traveling together.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: The rat flushes himself. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I apologize, I assumed too much.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Soquan places the payment on the counter. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Think nothing of it.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: Still blushing, the ferret nods as she hands in their keys.<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He grins and throws an arm around the ferret’s shoulders as he heads for the door. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153So what did you find out about a way across the river? Any bridge around?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret shakes her head. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Before they got annoying, the rattesses said the bridge got washed out a few weeks ago. We’re going to have to find another way across the river.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He nods. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Okay then. Head out of town and follow the river? That could take a few days.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: Jozra grins almost cheekily. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Which is why we’re starting early.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He grins as well, his mood improving. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153So we’ll have to head off of the path then.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Yazeth: The ferret nods and leads the way out of the inn and down the road back to the main street.<\/p>\n

Arrin Woodgreen: He follows, hefting his pack onto his shoulders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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