As she stepped into the Tavern, Zoran-Thiea spotted the man whom she'd offered a drink, already standing at the counter finishing off a bottle. By the time she stood beside him he was half way through the second and picked up the third even as she reached toward it. With a curious huff she accompanied him to a booth, where shortly after they sat, the busty little barmaid brought over three more bottles.
"Talk or just drink?" The man asked, between gulps of the sake; alternating between two bottles for no great reason, other than to claim them both. If it weren't for the fact that he would be carrying a great buzz quite soon, she would have guessed from his hurried behavior that he must be in a rush to be somewhere. But in reality, she figured it must have been quite the opposite.
"I can't think of much to talk about..." She watched him drink. "...other than things you'd probably rather forget." Curiosity found her very much wondering what sort of sorrows could lend a man to drink in that way. Even the pitiful scum who usually lay in the muddy streets didn't seem so desperate to be drunk. "Do you care to share what I can call you..?" She asked the drunk.
She noticed the solider had just stepped in through the door, looking around a bit puzzled. Zoran-Thiea waved him over and then looked back at the other man still drinking. She still wasn't quite sure how she planned to pay for this little outing. "Go grab us another round, perhaps you and I might get some." She said to the solider, gesturing over to the bar. The man had done nothing but nod and grunt and that too sparked her curiosity. She glanced back to the drunkard.
"I think he may be mute..." She mused, about the wordless solider. Nevertheless, he returned with a couple of drinks and placed them on the table. She still wasn't quite sure if he planned to stay or go. "Thanks." She nodded to the solider. "Do you speak..?" She asked. Perhaps that was a bit to bold to ask a stranger. "I thought you may be mute..." She rambled on, not quite sure what else to say. So instead she picked up the drink he had brought and took the largest gulp she could, and then looked between the two. "Cheers?"