[center][h2][color=8dc73f]Margot[/color][/h2][/center]

[center][b]In the Tavern's bar[/b][/center]

Margot sat up. She felt something. Something strong within the magical currents. She had spent years cultivating a sort of detection skill that enabled her to "feel" when another magic user was nearby, and now this sense was tingling. It felt like... a tension so tangible she could cut it with a knife. 

It gave her energy when she had none. [i]What is that? Who is that?[/i]

She searched around the bar. She saw two grown men standing next to the bartender. Her eyes focused on these two men. One of them had very little magic, but the other one.......

[i]Whaaaa....???
No.... it's not possible.[/i]

She sniffed it. [i]That is some serious magic! [/i]

Even without the magic, she knew she was in the presence of nobles. [i]Just look at what they're wearing! Those are some seriously well dressed commoners. They look like fashionistas, or some type of costume showmen![/i]

As her eyes took them in, she labeled them as Mister Dark Hair [@Emeth] and Mister Blond Hair [@TheDemonHound]. She could not tell which one was better dressed. They all looked like showmen! The only difference was that Mister Dark Hair had a lot of magic, whereas Mister Blond Hair had little. 

[i]Hmm.... nobles, huh?[/i] She smiled devilishly. [i]Maybe if I mix with them well, they might pay for my trip to the southern islands? Maybe they'll pay for my night at the inn so I don't have to sleep in the stables or somewhere dirty? It never hurts to try.[/i]

[i]Maybe they're adventurers, too! Adventurers with deep pockets![/i]

Margot didn't consciously think of it, but she was well aware that it was necessary to band together with all sorts of people in her quest to earn all that money -- because she couldn't do it alone, even if she wanted all the money for herself. She was also well aware that she did not care about the world or the southern islands. She just wanted to go on exciting adventures and become famous. 

Even before she got up, her eyes already sparkled with the idea of glory, fame, and honor. Because of all this, she suddenly formulated a plan... to use these two guys so that she could get what she wanted in life, and to get paid for most of the 250,000 gold reward that she knew she deserved. 

[i]Time for some serious sucking up.[/i]

She tidied up her clothe, put on her best innocent expression of a young woman who just wanted to get help and to help others reach their goals -- whatever those goals were -- and said to the two men near the bar, [color=8dc73f]"Hi, maybe you two know a way to get to the southern islands?"[/color]