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[indent][indent][indent][color=gray][sub][right][color=#98A9B1][b]Location:[/b][/color] The Laughing Worg Tavern-- The City of Thorinn, Aetheria[/right][/sub][/color]
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Benkei had been busy after having his armor repaired. Sif had been a leading force for him, dragging him further out of his shell and into the goings-on of the city. And then, they’d reunited with Kazuki and Seele, trading more information with each other. [color=98A9B1]“Right now, what we know is more valuable than gold,”[/color] Benkei told them, [color=98A9B1]“though it seems gold is coming in at a close second. We need to start thinking about how much goodwill we have left with these people, especially when taxes come in.”[/color] 

He’d spent his day in the Warg with maps and books on the table, going over inventories and properties; something that had once been easy to connect with a simple menu was now back to the world of analog. He grumbled, feeling like a giant fool that he hadn’t spent as much time delving into mercantilism or useful capital gaining skills. If they had a huge war chest, things would be different. Kazuki had the most capital, but how would he and his brother access anything now that traveling to the other apartments would be an investment of time? 

There had to be a better way. Right now he’d cast his lot with his fellow adventurers, and they’d watched each other’s backs even when death bore its deadly fangs at them. Now, he’d need to count on them again, not as adventurers, but as partners. He’d already written down notes concerning his direct party; Sif had done well offering up her own bits of bobs of information about herself and her brother as well. [color=98A9B1]“Smithing experience, musical and minstrel, craftsmen, and medicine…”[/color] he’d needed to quiz the other members of the group once they’d returned as well to get a better feeling of their own skills. 

And speaking of the devil, they’d arrived. Benkei grinned as the group returned, looking worse for wear in spirit but at least they were all in one piece. That was something that eased his heart. He got up from his table and approached his returning comrades. [color=98A9B1]”It’s good to see you all are still in one piece. I assume things didn’t go quite as expected?”[/color] A sewer expedition wouldn’t take days to complete. He expected to hear the story from someone, at the very least. For now, he was glad they could all reconnoiter the plans together. Kazuki wanted to meet with the Queen, and Benkei wanted to consolidate what they could now in case talks with the royalty went south.

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