The town guards had indeed come in search of the cause of the commotion, if albeit a little ponderously. Clearly they were of the mind that if they arrived late enough the cause of the commotion might have already moved on, saving them the trouble of actually doing their job. Which normally was a good thing, mainly because those kinds of guards were usually the easiest to bribe. It was not that they were particularly corrupt. They were simply far more willing to turn the other way. Anything to make the day just that little bit easier on them. No bog standard city guard went looking for trouble if he could avoid it. It was even easier when it was raining.

As it had turned out though one or two of the town guard were vaguely competent at their job and had insisted that, despite Silk’s assurances that nothing untoward had taken place that they be allowed to talk to the girl who had supposedly been assaulted. To avoid that particular situation Silk had been forced to take them out of earshot and spin a yarn that placed her as that injured girl. At first they had been sceptical but she had managed to convince them that it had all been one huge misunderstanding, the simple result of alcohol consumption and festival cheer. This they were willing to believe. The few coins that she slipped each of them for their ‘trouble’ simply sealed the deal.

And so Silk found her way to the tavern, a few gold coins lighter than she would have liked, an obvious look of dejection etched into her features as she entered the tavern, heading straight for the nearest bar seat. She flung herself down onto the bar top and sighed loudly, making a small painful sound, grieving for her lost coin. She glared at the barkeep as he tentatively approached. [colour=Gold]“Hey, you seen a little blonde girl waving around a stupid looking staff and a lecherous looking nobleman,”[/colour] she said with no obvious enthusiasm that she find either one. [colour=Gold]“Bah, never mind, give me something that comes with a health warning,”[/colour] she said after staring just long enough to make him feel uncomfortable.