[color=ff9900]"Tired ? From carrying you ?"[/color] Batharyn grinned down at her. [color=ff9900]"You must come from very far."[/color] he added with a gentle smile appearing on his face. But what was that ? Had he just heard the soft and lovely sound of coins hitting each other ? His eyes twisted in his skull, his view going down along her clothing, his mind tracking both the curves of her body and every bulge that didn't seem to fit to them. That's where the valuables were, every good thief knew that.

However there was one problem: He just [i]couldn't[/i] do that now. Frankly he needed this job, no matter how much of an ugly, fat, rotten and despicable beast his employer and owner of this shabby tavern was. The streets still weren't completely devoid of people so chances were that he'd be seen. Also his initial impression of Salina was that of a rather intelligent, attentive woman -- better not try to dig his huge hands into her pockets while she was walking next to him. But what if she rented a room here... ?

[color=ff9900]"I wish I'd win a game of cards against some kind of noble person, then I maybe would be able to call such a beautiful horse my own as well."[/color] Batharyn reached for the reigns and pulled at them gently, using his giant index finger alone. The tavern's stable didn't have any doors. It was a primitive place with the main feature being a waterproof roof and some thin, wooden walls not even reaching up to Selina's head which apparently were meant for separating the guest's horses.

[color=ff9900]"Here, that's mine."[/color] Batharyn elevated his arm to quickly point at his mount. It was a draft, packed with muscle and long, brown, solid fur. One could immediately see that compared with Caspar he was very clumsy. He snorted upon seeing Batharyn. [color=ff9900]"He's a bit rough but I can handle him."[/color] Not to mention that he probably wasn't nearly clever enough to arrange for a lucky escape of its rider from an angry man's wrath... [color=ff9900]"So... where exactly do you want Caspar to have his stay ? I'm afraid the hay is the same for all horses, though."[/color]