The dark eyed Swordmage let out a breath when he received his payment, feeling the coins between his fingers before slipping them into his coinpouch. All except one gold coin that he flipped with his thumb and caught it. "See you again soon." Markus told Tobias, giving the man a nod and a friendly farewell grin as the burly merchant made his way up the street. 

Behind them, people began unpacking their goods and hauling them past the two young Sellswords. His hands in his pockets now, thumbs sticking out, he let his mind unwind for a second. That had been a longer day than he had first realized. He almost felt like there was nothing better to do than to go lie down. At least, he would have thought that usually. 

"[i]Well, where to? We have some extra coin on our hands, it seems[/i]." Valerie said, just next to him. He gave a small smile to himself, realizing the meaning of her words meant that she'd rather stick by him for now. He'd not exactly done this in a year or two but... "Hey," he began, turning to her. One hand left his pocket and rubbed the back of his neck. "I was wondering if you wanted to get that drink now. I know you can pay for your own stuff, but I've saved up a bit. How about I buy you one?"
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