The red-haired mage raised an eyebrow with Jarvis' answer. "Oh," was all Maddox said at first as he took another glance around the guild hall. He noticed that Lazarus woke up, but that man seemed preoccupied by something so Maddox looked back to the bartender. "I'll take a drink while you update me on what's been going on. I've got time anyways." With that, Maddox sat down on the stool to his right, placing his hands on the counter for an easy balance while setting his red eyes on the bartender. "When you're done, I can return the favor by explaining what took me so long, if you'd even care to listen to it." Maddy's left hand reached into his coat pocket, withdrawing a suspiciously large wad of cash. Clearly more money than his job was worth. "We can say I got a bit sidetracked."