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Maeve curiously heard as Hilde explained her who was Madam Valia and what had happened with her. Apparently, she wasn't a noble as Maeve thought, but a master of dance, the one who taught young women to dance, which was an important cultural role in Kalla. She also mentioned a string of kidnappings and surprisingly enough, most of Valia's students were disappeared. Valia seemed to be the next on the list but whoever was the responsible wasn't able to kidnap her for some reason.

[color=6ecff6]"A dancer! I would like to watch her performance sometime. It must certainly be really beautiful."[/color] Maeve said, tilting her head as she wondered how much different their dance was from the dances back in Tundral.

[color=6ecff6]"That said... It's really regrettable what is happening, the kidnappings and everything. Whoever seems to be the one responsible for those appear to have quite an interest for dancers, as you mentioned that most kidnappings were from Valia's students."[/color] Maeve completed, looking to Hilde.

The moment she tried to pay for a room and her meal though, she was rather surprised when Allard, the owner said that even though he was a businessman, the coin Maeve was trying to give him was far too much for just a room and the meal and that he couldn't accept it.

[color=6ecff6]"Is it...?"[/color] Maeve asked with a curious expression, which made clear that the young woman wasn't really accustomed in handling small quantities of money before she put the coin back into her things and searched around for a bit.

[color=6ecff6]"Is this enough then?"[/color] Maeve asked, as she extended a single Isolan Silver coin to Allard..

[color=6ecff6]"I'm afraid it's the smallest coin I have with me though... Treat it as merely the payment for your hospitality."[/color] Maeve said with a respectful nod, clearly expecting Allard to accept it.

Before Allard could accept her payment though, a new arrival caught her attention. As the man entered the inn, Maeve could only describe him as a giant, being taller even than the already big Allard. Wearing a very worn set of half plate armor, a very large sword on his back and a kite shield, which were all in a similar state of disrepair as his armor. The man was so tall that he had to actually crouch to pass through the door. Such strange patron couldn't help but draw Maeve's attention who kept looking at the man for a few seconds as he accommodated himself, before asking for a room, something to drink and, unsurprisingly, given the sorry state his armor was, asking Hilde for a blacksmith in Kalla.

Other than his height and strange appearance, Maeve couldn't help but to notice that the man had visibly frozen for a moment when their eyes met as he arrived on the inn, relaxing a short moment later. Such reaction coming from him was indeed strange, but Maeve couldn't think anything of it but simply he being surprised for seeing an Isoli so far away from their homelands.

After bringing the giant man what he had ordered, Allard looked through the window before saying for his daughter to go outside and see what the 'chief', whoever that might be, was addressing the public and that she should go there to hear what he had to say.

[color=6ecff6]"I assume I wont be able to see the traditional dance form this town, seeing everything that is currently happening."[/color] Maeve said, taking a sip and a bite from the food Allard brought to her earlier.

[color=6ecff6]"Whoever is behind the kidnappings seems to have quite an unhealthy obsession with the dancers from Kalla though..."[/color] Maeve mentioned to Allard as she continued eating.