The midday meal came before the group was really ready for it; they had barely finished telling each other their tales of the night before, and voiced their basic plans for approaching the merchant's shop, when the noon crowd began to arrive.

   Seeing that they weren't going to get much more accomplished in the way of private discussion, the five excused themselves from their table and headed to the door. One of the serving girls had it swept off and ready for the next patrons before Narvil reached the door.

   Outside, Phent was in full swing, for a weekday. Wagons rolled past in both directions, some laden with goods for market, or for parts further along the Golden Way. Children played with sticks, dogs barked, people talked, and yelled, and cursed. A lone chicken ran loose through the scene, clucking and dodging the hooves of the horses that paid it no mind.

   Looking at each other again in the sunlight, the party blinks and wonders: are they going to hire on to this mysterious merchant and help him collect his as-yet unknown prize, or investigate him and his business based on the shroud of secrecy that is wrapped so tightly about him?

Talrylil walks along and voices his concern, " I say we go straight forward and simply hire on. I mean he needs help and the best way to make sure he is on the up and up is to work with him. Would that not be the ideal situation? I think Narvil had mentioned it before...no?" Tal looked back at the others and wondered if they had different plans. They could always get more information, he knew he was not good at it. HE figured Thac and the others were well versed in getting some type of information, " So do we gather more intel or simply go and get him to hire us? Or we could do both at the same time. I mean hire on and then at night during our break we try to get information."

Tal Snapped his fingers as a plan started to form, YEs yes Excitement clearly in his voice, " We can hire on and then get information at the same time. What do you guys think?"

Tal, smile wide was proud of his idea. Of course it was up to the others if they agreed or not.

Lia grins, but the smile fades when she looks in Narvil's direction.  He is a worthy warrior, but at times his rather strict approach to life is a hinderance, at least in Lia's eyes.

"Let's go and check the area near the shop out first.  If Narvil detects anything unsavoury, then we will decide what action we take.  If he does not, then I agree we sign on."

"Well that's all good.  At least now we al lhave a common goal." Thac says with a smile.

Thac starts walking in the direction of the merchant.  "Sorry, shall we go?"  Thac says as he stops a couple of feet from the group.

Narvil nodded at Lia's idea.

"You are right Lia, let's get there to see what's going on."

He looked then in Talrylil's direction.

"May I remind you that we can't just knock at the merchant's door and ask for work. That would sound a little bit odd as he hadn't posted any proposal of job yet and he would be automaticaly suspicious. If we want to be hired by him, we need to be sure to respond correctly to his needs, if needs there are."