Taisiya put her arm beneath Adwonus' shoulder, supporting a fair amount of his weight. He breathed heavily, slowly. If his leather wasn't already dyed dark red, he'd likely look as bad as he sounded. Dwalin gave one of the bodies a kick as he walked behind the counter, searching. Adwonus grabbed his pair of axes and slung them on his back. "
Come on, let's – cough - get out of here before the rest of their crew comes - cough." "
Yea," Dwalin grunted. He could feel the calm that comes after a battle. Perhaps it was a dwarf thing, but when the adrenaline lessens from flames to cool embers, a subtle bliss takes over; something he knew he'd earned.
Adwonus was heavy, or so Taisiya realized, but to her relief he could still walk well enough. Leaning on her as a support, they meandered out the door and over the decks of the ship, dodging all the ropes and tangles. Following close behind, Dwalin paused a moment to glance over the water; the bay shifted restlessly beneath low-hanging clouds. And across to the south stretched Lower Herrod, though from here it merely looked like an endless forest of buildings. "
Come on Dwalin. We should hurry," Taisiya called back. Without delay, he caught up and together they left the ship.
Feet finally back on the pier, they were a stone's throw away when they heard chattering voices. The party looked back toward the ship and saw a decent sized crew of ten men returning, laughing and still merry from their time on shore. Adwonus smirked, "
They're going to be real upset in a minute." "
Let's not be around here when that happens," Taisiya added. Dwalin started chuckling. "
What is it?" They could see the smile beneath his thick beard. "
They're going to be even more upset we they realize this is missing." He pulled out a small cashbox from his backpack, the sounds of coins clinking inside.
"Heh – cough – nice work." Dwalin dug a hand in his pocket and pulled out a bottle as well, filled with a bright teal paste, "
And this too." He tossed it to Taisiya. Adwonus' raised his eyebrows, "
Do you know what this is? It's elven medicine!" "
I know." "
This is worth five of those cashboxes put together; could save a life someday." Taisiya smiled, "
Profitable day!"
Then, they heard a distant cry back from the ship, "
Hey! Our captain's dead!" The party swiftly looked at each other. "
Run." "
Yep." Without further adieu, the group of adventurers clumsily ran down the pier, happy about the new cash in their pockets, but happier still about not being sold as slaves today.
The End.
***
{Quest Completed: A Cup of Tea}
Rewards
The party gained 17 gold pieces, 98 silver pieces, and 35 copper pieces.
Roll a d20! Highest number wins the special prize:
Elven Medicine, Moderate!
Dwalin: Gained -1- Clay Token
Adwonus: Gained -1- Clay Token
Taisiya: Gained -1- Clay Token
Side Quest #2 Experience
Dwalin: Gained
95 XP
Adwonus: Gained
85 XP
Taisiya: Gained
95 XP