In reply to Albrecht Delmorn (msg # 214):

"Sir, Like you I am planning to attend the Baron in the morning and so was initially thrilled with your invite to accompany you and your company. Naturally I will be guided by your advice regarding Master Milander?  Not knowing him as you do I am indeed thankful for your intervention. I go by the name of Gora.

Miss Kat I would not presume to speak for you without your permission?"
 baring her tusks in the Human custom of friendliness.

Now how such an innate aggressive action can be taken as friendly by anyone Gora finds bewildering??? But then she has heard that Minotaur butt heads as a sign of social domination... Or is that Goats?
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Kat looks at the two of them with a smile and shrugs. "I'll tag along with you....sounds like some fun." She looks at albrecht with a playful smile and twinkle in her eye. "...a change of scenery will be good"

"Master Milander is... an ornery old coot, to put it nicely," Albrecht chuckled when asked about advice. "I would best advise you leave him to his own devices and do what he asks lest he get even more ornery," he added with a nod. He was a frustrating man to work with, but he was useful... at times.

"Yes, then, we should get some rest to be ready for the morning. Do you two have a room, or should I get you one?" he asked, jingling a sizable coinpurse on his belt. Clearly this land had been good to him recently.

Kat smiled at the young man. "Can't speak for my friend here, but i have no room. I'm new to the town yesterday and just stayed in the common room last night. Not the best i've stayed in, but not the worst either."

She held her hands out with a small pout. "Clearly you've been doing well, but watch yourself in the open....there can be unsavoury people about."

She walked up to him and threaded her hand through his arm. "What you can do is buy myself and Gora a nice hot meal and tell us of yourself and the sour stick in the mud, and how you two came to be a team."

"As well as informing us of any malady or harm you may have encountered, a burn or wound that has lingered perhaps?

Lady Kat are you certain about the unsavory people about? There has yet been any sign of such nor of the Bar Room Brawl that I have been expecting?  Indeed I go so far as to say the very lack of such, it goes against any Tavern customs or rules that I have ever heard of."

The woman placed her hand on the warrior's back, leading her into the tavern with a smile. "You, my friend Gora, are an intriguing enigma....I'm sure we will have mush fun in the days to come." She indicated with her hand. "The mere presence of such a formidable woman as yourself has surely scared them into behaving....much to the relief of the good bartender here. It may be disapointing, but give it time, and you may yet see what you expect."

She leads the two to a table, and waves the bartender. "Some ale and a meal thank you" She sits and smiles as the two others sit with Kat

Albrecht smiled as Kat looped her arm in his, and pulled her up against him as they walked into the tavern. "Actually Lady Gora, I have yet to sustain any real injuries, other than companions lost to their own travels," he responded to her offer of healing. "Follow me around long enough, though, and I'm sure you'll have plenty of wounds to bandage," he laughed.

Sitting down with the girls, he placed the necessary coin for their meals atop the table and laced his fingers together as he looked at his new comrades. "So tell me about your selves. What am I getting myself into working with the two of you?" he asked, serious at first but breaking into a playful smirk. He had a feeling about Kat, at least he thought he did, but the orc was a bit more of a mystery.

Kat looked at the man and sighed, a serious look on her face. "What are you getting in for....trouble of course." The woman then smiled as she looked at the man. "In all seriousness i have lived outside of what many consider 'the law', though mostly to protect myself and others....it's a life i'm not entirely proud of, but I did what i had to to survive." The woman had a shadow pass over her eyes, remembering her past, but quickly dismissed it with a smile.

"Let's just say i learnt skills from bad people and put them to good use....as well as some skills i'm just coming into. As ashamed as i am to admit it, your moody friend may help me with some insight to this....magic is something i'm struggling to understand"

In reply to Katala Windstrom (msg # 222):

"Lady Kat have you ever wondered about Locksmiths? Quite an honorable profession in most peoples eyes, as is scouting and we all know the stories about the Military using scouts of different kinds to their benefit from time to time... a lot."

In reply to Albrecht Delmorn

"Master Delmorn in answer to your queries I am what in the distant past would have been known as a Gallant Acolyte.  In service to the Greater Good thus I am totally against anyone taking candy from babies of any kind.  Yes before you ask, that even includes Kobold babies.

Ahh Kobold babies now they look so cute! even cuter than Human babies.. even cuter than Half Orc Babies for that matter.  Funny thing that Lady Kat, from what I have heard Kobolds are Hatchlings.  Nature is a very odd thing at times.  It almost seems to have a sense of humor at times" 
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Kat couldn't help but smile at Gora. "I have wondered about locksmiths, and though my skills with locks could be used with that, I never liked that kind of thing, and yes, being a scout is something I could be good at. What I am saying is that though I have had a checkered past due to a unorthodox upbringing, I strive to better myself and if it means using the skills I've learnt, then I'm all for it."

She shrugged and smiled. "But suituations, until I met you lady Gora, had been limited. Perhaps you are my turning of the tide."

She listens to Gora's description of herself Andy the kobold children and she shook her head and smiled. "Never met a kobold hatchling....or a half orc child. And though I would never steal anything from children, I am sure a kobold child, given instinct would take my face rather than candy." She raised her eyebrows at thethought. "Not one for nature.....more a city girl myself."

In reply to Katala Windstrom (msg # 224):

"Thus arises the controversial subject of nature and nurture.  From my understanding only beings who exist on other planes are set in outlook and attitude. Devils are Lawful Evil for by definition any Lawful Evil Spirits are Devils of some kind.  They end up in Hell for that is where they belong due to their own choices in life as in how they behaved.

It is said that every Intelligent species have a choice in how they act. Is than not what Free Will is all about, people may stumble along the way but it is what they do after that which counts.  Alas so many just take the easy path.  However you Lady Kat are working to become who you want to be.  That is no small task."

Kat scrunches her nose at the topic and praise from Gora, and smiled. "Eh.....it's far too early and we have had nowhere enough drink for that kind of topic, my new friend. Lets just agree that i am trying to overcome my past, and leave it at that."

Albrecht listens to the philosophical discussion with about as much interest as a child watching a mathematician work. "Good and evil is subjective. Stealing is wrong, and unlawful, but if it is to save a life, is it evil?" he asked rhetorically with a shrug. "It matters not. We are not the judge of righteousness, we can simply aim to be as righteous as possible and hope for the best. On that note... let's get drunk," he grinned, ordering more beer for all of them.

OOC: Maybe we should skip forward, or perhaps start another morning after thread for Milander so he's not left behind?

Don't rush on my account! Milander is aloof. I am enjoying lurking for now. :p

<OOC: .......Not disturbing at all!>

In reply to Albrecht Delmorn (msg # 227):

ooc subjective as in based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions?

"Really? So Heaven, Hell, Deities, Demons, Devils, Undead, Clergy, Druidism and Paladin-hood are just theoretical or conceptual ideals?  You know that makes me so happy, knowing that I do not actually exist.

Ever heard the phrase the ends does not justify the means or the road to Hell is paved with good intentions?  Stealing may not be evil but it is unlawful.

Go ahead and get as Drunk as you want Sir, but just as a matter of personal choice I prefer to avoid the deliberate use of poison."

Getting up to leave Gora leans in close to Lady Kat and whispers.
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"I never said you didn't exist. Hypothetical and subjective are different. If you feel what you're doing is good, so be it. If what Kat did felt the same, then it is no different," Albrecht responded as Gora left. If she didn't want to drink, oh well. More for him.

Kat listens to Gora with a smile, and places a hand on her arm. "Again, very deep for this time of day. Lady Gora....I will entertain our friend her. Don't worry, I won't corrupt him......much."

She winks at the woman and leans in and whispers in return.

She looks at albrecht with a smile and shrug. "The religious kind tend to focus on the strictness of law and the absolutes of good and evil. I know there is good and evil, and in most of us a battle of both." She nods at Gora, acknolging her faith and views, but also showing her views. "I will admit that at times I have flaunted the law, and will do again if need be. But, I know that law and structure has its place. And I know that most have the voices of good and evil. We all strive to better ourselves....just don't deny each persons views to be different."

She stood up and kissed Gora on the cheek, then sat. "How boring we would all be if we were the same!"

In reply to Katala Windstrom (msg # 232):
at her touch, Gora stops and turns to face Kat
"So true Lady Kat so true. It would also put many people out of Jobs"
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Albtecht nodded along with the conversation, unsure of what had set Gora off so easily. Why did she feel the need to defend herself so quickly against his feelings on the matters of good and evil? If she felt what she was doing was good, then she should be happy with that. Oh well.

"I could use a little corruption, honestly," he grinned devilishly at Kat, somewhat glad that it seemed the orc girl was going to leave the two of them to their own devices. He had a feeling things would get... interesting after they were alone. Or at least he hoped they would.

From her position at the Tavern entry, Gora looks over these people with whom she was supposed to work with?
"Corruption is an odd thing Sir. From the stance of Law! becoming Chaotic is corrupt while from the stance of Evil! becoming Good is corrupt and also viewed by many Evil beings as naive.  That been said the reverse is also true. Personally I believe that everyone has the right to choose and follow their own Morals and Ethics, with all the repercussions resulting from their choices that may occur.

Master Delmorn have you ever wondered what the term corruption means? Do be careful of what you ask for... You just might get it."
With these final words Gora departs
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Kat, holding a mug of ale, watches gora depart with a smile. She looked at albrecht and shrugged. "paladins and holy warriors are a stuffy lot, but gora's heart is in the right place....she just wants to protect herself and her friends."

The woman took a sip of ale, crinkling her nose. "...as for me, law and chaos, good and evil aren't so black and white. probably why i like her so...shes nothing like me."

She closed her eyes a second, thinking onnwhat she said. The woman hadn't had many friends in her life, and though gora she only recenly met, she was on the path of becoming a friend.

The woman sighed, then opened her eyes looking at the man. "so....what is it the old man talked about....things people shouldn't mess with?"

"Protecting people and making them feel inferior because of your higher moral standards are two different things," Albrecht commented with a groan. "Maybe we should stop talking about this before she starts praying for my soul..." he chuckled. "And don't let this fool you, I want to protect people as much as her, but I won't rub it in their face or judge them for their morals as long as it isn't directly effecting me or breaking the law," he smirked.

Kat held up her hands in moc defeat. "Consider the topc dropped. Tell me what you and your friends plans are next."

Looking up and down the street Gora ponders on where to start? The Lords of this area would most likely be busy as would the shop keepers and tradesmen.  If anyone had spare time on their hands it would be easier to find a hub of social interaction.

Say like a Tavern?  Turning on her heel Gora steps back into the Inn to see if she can join another table for some quiet hobnobbing.  Giving Miss Kat a cheerful thumbs up when and if possible.