Thayva’s scaly brows furrowed. Serapis had already found the first hunt, and from the sound of it, he expected they would both be going.
	“Jus’ say the word, Serapis!” The same dwarf thumped a fist to his chest. “Ye’ll have a line a mile long.”
	“When will you be leaving?” a halfling woman called.
	“Have you any plans in place financially for the span between your departure and return?” a lizard man asked, the beginning of his question intersecting with the end of the halfling’s.

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	“I’d go with or without you,” Nick replied as Aurelian got up. “So there wouldn’t be anyone to keep bothering you except your own curiosity.”
	Once the human was on his feet, Nick turned nad headed toward the front of the dormitory. He shrugged at Aurelian’s playful threat. 
	“We’ll weasel our way out of it. Tell them we got thirsty or something.” With that, he quietly opened the door and crept out into the corridor beyond.