Re: Cabreus House Inn: Old Forum'
Druk and Bryon learn what they can about other guests.
By the amazing magic of narrative continuity, it takes them exactly long enough to put them in sync with the other thread.
The Captain has left, but Laeyix, a female Half Orc salt trader from Lugdunum, is still here.
Bryon already knows she has stayed here a few times before. She prefers this place because, though she is closer to the Orc culture than Human, and is well connected in Lugdunum, she finds conditions for Orcs traveling, especially females, disgusting. She has some human preferences: rats in the bedroom are disgusting pests, not late night snacks. Laeyix is calm and aloof, enjoying the polished patrician style, here. She gives the impression that she would have made a good human... provided she was a rich noble. She doesn't talk much.
Danico, the Human adventurer/trader, is a Helvetican, who apparently had both good and bad luck recently, having acquired a lot of wealth but being injured in the process. He's taking it easy for a while. Massilia is a good place to spend money, lay low, and think about what's next. He came here because among adventurers, Massilia is a place where one can sell anything no questions asked. It will be heading out on a ship across the sea, where no one will ever follow a dangerous trail of "Where did you get this?" back and cause unwanted complications.
But that in itself says something. If Danico came to a place known for trading without questions, that implies he didn't want questions. There were, of course, other places he could have gone. So perhaps Bryon cannot work the logic, but Druk can: some of the things he sold might well have owners eager to get them back, but the trail ends here. Danico also spent a day buying new clothes and gear- this, Bryon might notice.
The most recent arrival is appearing just now, moving into the room recently occupied by the Captain. He is a middle aged, large and somewhat round man, a trader, a writer, and an artist. Not a hugely known artist or writer, heck, who reads these days? But from appearances, the kind of rich man who considers himself wise for engaging in these intellectual hobbies.
He's here for slave trading. He's heard about some unusual slaves who have recently arrived, and wants to make offers on a few interesting ones.