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

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

Everything was dark. That was because Margot's eyes were closed tight and her hands were covering her ears from all the noise. Her head was tucked between her ankles and she was scared like shit.

For a full ten minutes which had felt like an eternity, she had completely forgotten about the world and everything that happened around her. She only cared about her personal safety. In her mind, she pretended she was back in her bed at her mother's house, with all her stuffed toys, not out in this cruel world with all its sharp scary sounds -- which frightened the crap out of her. There was no other way to admit it... she was extremely afraid. She only wanted to get away from it all -- all the sharp clangs and the screaming and the people and the shattering and the violence.

As much as Margot consciously wanted to believe she was not, it was undeniable.

She was a coward.

From the first moment she became consciously aware of the sharp noises, she had somehow 'inadvertently' crawled underneath one of the tables in the corner furthest away from all the danger. For the past 10 minutes... which had felt like an eternity, she had been hiding underneath this table.

[i]Don't hurt me. Don't hurt me, please! Please! I don't want to die. I'm not part of your fight. This isn't me! I'm not here to hurt anyone! Don't hurt me! I just want to be rich and happy and --[/i]

Suddenly, she thought about the 250,000 gold coins that was rightfully hers. [i]Uh... uh... the money! Right! The money! [/i]

[i]I want the money! But how do I get the money if I'm underneath a table?[/i] A sudden realization dawned upon her. She had an epiphany. If she wanted to join with mister dark and mister blond hair, she had to assume the role of someone she was not. She had to be someone she was not. She had to be someone stronger... better...

[i]Omg, is it over?[/i]

She opened her eyes and uncovered her ears. Her head peeked out from underneath the table. She heard...[i] Everything is so quiet, now. I think it's safe![/i]

She crawled out from underneath the table and looked around. She saw... calmness. Everyone was so calm. The giant woman, Mister Blond Head, Mister Dark Head, the thiefy girl, the book guy, all the soldiers, and the guy in the armor.

[i]I'm saved! Help has arrived. The soldiers are here![/i] Margot tried to put on her best confident smile, adjusted her clothing, and pretended to everyone in the room that she hadn't gotten underneath a table the entire time.

[i]Gosh, I hope no one saw me. [/i]

Then, she saw Mister Dark Hair crying with the guy in the armor. [i]Crying???? And Mister Dark Hair... has so much hair![/i] [@Emeth]

[i]What? Mister dark hair is actually miss dark hair???? Is Mister Blond Hair also Miss Blonde Hair?? What are my eyes seeing? Wait... is Miss Dark Hair talking to me, now???[/i]

She was too shaken to hear properly. She heard miss dark hair say something (was it to Margot??) and then Mister Blond Hair said something as well. [color=f7941d]“You too mage girl,”[/color] said Mister Blond Hair. [color=f7941d]“Looks like it’s about time to head out.”[/color] [@TheDemonHound]

[color=8dc73f]"R-r-r-right on! I'm with you, mister blond hair and miss dark hair!"[/color] said Margot, as she pretended she was a normal person who had fearlessly watched the fight without hesitation. She puffed her chest high and followed all the others out of the tavern.

[i]I can do this. I can do this.[/i]