Gotris watched as Lis swept away the aura of the man, an old Halfling superstition. Not one that she followed, but she respected it for its practicality if nothing else. And it did always feel better to feel as if something had been done in the wake of such a disturbance. She was not one to underestimate the importance of emotional well-being.
The dainty little lass had a mouth bigger than her waist, but if she worked as well as she spoke of working then it was no trouble to Gotris. What a spidery thing she was, all knees and elbows and eyes. More foreign than she'd first appeared, but it made itself more obvious as she unfolded, no longer quite as drawn into herself.
La, but this was turning into a project.
"We have a tub you can use," she said, "though the water won't be warm." A little room for employees only that she'd set up early on, such that even in the case of accidents she'd not have barmaids swanning around stinking of vomit. One of a hundred little touches that most places wouldn't even think of, unpleasant practicalities that were a Dwarf's bread and butter.
She accepted the hand that the girl offered, and though she was usually firm in such things, her grip made it clear that she feared for Xeii's bones. Gotris enjoyed the finer things, but she'd never known what to do with delicate. "Xeii," she repeated, taking her time to get it right. Names were important, and though she may have tolerated having it disregarded, she'd not be the one to do it. "I'm Gotris, and it's all I go by." No titles, but no nicknames, either. The man who moved past Lis was not quite a regular, but she recognized him; boisterous, but nothing Lis couldn't handle. Xeii, however, she wanted to get busy as quick as she could.
Xeii tended to look at people like she was trying to see under their skin, and that seemed like it might be bad for business if she let her keep it up. "Come on, then," she said with a wave of her hand, striding toward that little back room in a manner that might have seemed at odds with her skirt. "You'll be wanting to get this over with as quick as you can."
The dainty little lass had a mouth bigger than her waist, but if she worked as well as she spoke of working then it was no trouble to Gotris. What a spidery thing she was, all knees and elbows and eyes. More foreign than she'd first appeared, but it made itself more obvious as she unfolded, no longer quite as drawn into herself.
La, but this was turning into a project.
"We have a tub you can use," she said, "though the water won't be warm." A little room for employees only that she'd set up early on, such that even in the case of accidents she'd not have barmaids swanning around stinking of vomit. One of a hundred little touches that most places wouldn't even think of, unpleasant practicalities that were a Dwarf's bread and butter.
She accepted the hand that the girl offered, and though she was usually firm in such things, her grip made it clear that she feared for Xeii's bones. Gotris enjoyed the finer things, but she'd never known what to do with delicate. "Xeii," she repeated, taking her time to get it right. Names were important, and though she may have tolerated having it disregarded, she'd not be the one to do it. "I'm Gotris, and it's all I go by." No titles, but no nicknames, either. The man who moved past Lis was not quite a regular, but she recognized him; boisterous, but nothing Lis couldn't handle. Xeii, however, she wanted to get busy as quick as she could.
Xeii tended to look at people like she was trying to see under their skin, and that seemed like it might be bad for business if she let her keep it up. "Come on, then," she said with a wave of her hand, striding toward that little back room in a manner that might have seemed at odds with her skirt. "You'll be wanting to get this over with as quick as you can."
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