Fendros clapped a hand onto Lorag's shoulder and chuckled along with him. Even though Lorag's insecure behaviour about the issue was strange, perhaps Fendros' view of it was an overreaction. He nodded as his smile faded, "Thank you, Lorag."

The walk back to the tavern had some levity to it from then on. It was this complacency perhaps, that made them a target for a group of five thuggish Argonian men that cut off their passage down the now suspiciously clear road. The lead one swung his arm forward and revealed a mace from behind his back and gave them a malicious grin. "Those ordinary clothes you have don't fool us. A Dunmer with the balls to come to this district of this city with a Orc bodyguard has to have some coin. Cough up, kaoc, or we feed you to the river."

Fendros' eyes looked over each of them and cursed his luck. They were surrounded, but thinly so. However, perhaps this could be an outlet for Lorag's frustrations. Fendros put his hand on his sword and scabbard and lowered himself to be ready. "You think you're going to get away with murder? You have your whole life ahead of you, you don't want to do this." Fendros suspected that his words were not going to change the situation here.

"Oh, trust me, I do. Last warning." The other four revealed similar bludgeons and began to tap them against their hands.

There was nothing more to say to talk them down. Fendros pulled out his sword and held it forward to one half of the men. At least his books were tucked away in a bag. "I think I could take three, Lorag, but, after you."

"Goodbye." Sabine waved and watched Reads depart. Hopefully she would find her way to scholarship someday. Before she forgot, Sabine also dropped a coin into the Redguard's money box. "Thank you for the music." Sabine said to him. The Redguard simply smiled and nodded to Sabine in gratitude, then began to play yet another song. Sabine didn't have many coins, so she decided to turn to Meesei and motion to depart. "Where should we go now?"

Janius made a quiet grunt as Leaps' claws dug at his skin. At least they weren't making him bleed yet. "It would seem that way, yes," Janius replied, scratching the hatchling under the chin, "but if we do keep him, I don't think he'll be climbing up my skin forever. Hello there, little one," he said to Leaps endearingly. Before glancing at Kaleeth, "It's probably because I've only ever seen dogs and horses as animal companions, but I've never seen a wild lizard with so much personality. How intelligent are wamasu anyway?"