"Very well," Gallus said, "I take it he won't be too drunk?" The attempt at levity was short lived as Gallus looked to Ri'vashi. "You'd better come along as well, clan leader. We might not be able to think of everything to ask."

Gallus turned and walked out of the tent, trusting Meesei to emerge and lead the way. "Perhaps you could tell us what he told you on the way?"

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"You only had to check your potions? Tzirret had to check [i]everything.[/i]" Tzirret spoke with wide eyes, "Irenya kept giving him checklists of inventory and he had to go through the carts to make sure it was all still there."

Tzirret sat down beside Ma'tanza and leaned back onto his hands. He held his head back and released a stressed sigh. "And then she sent him to refill everyone's water. This one thinks she was just assigning him work for the sake of it. Hopefully there is not so much tomorrow."

In an effort to take his mind from it, Tzirret straightened his head again and gave Ma'tanza a smile. "Anyway, how was Ma'tanza's morning with her brother and sister?"