Ceza smiled after heard the woman reply.
"It's funny. The last time I heard that from a charming woman like you was ended up in lovely chat." Ceza laughed "But of course without her two bodyguards beside her. So please tell me who is the woman that caught my eyes?"
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Mina looks at Ceza, and laughs at him. She calms herself, and explains, "Oh, these two are not bodyguards, they are my fellow adventurers. We've come for a meal and a drink on our way to our other friends. My only bodyguard would be Den here," She says as she raises her left shoulder which the Hawk is perched on.
Mina takes a bit of meat from the bowl of food and gives it to Den who eats it quickly then continues his vigil of watching the new man.
"As for a name, if you must have it, you may call me Mina. Unless you are referring to the Bar Keepers mother there. Her name I do not know, but I think you'd have a rival in my friend here," As she motions to Jeaal, "For her affections." Mina giggles lightly to herself.
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"Oh, do you mean that guy?" Ceza laughed. "I don't think you are serious when you say he's your fellow adventurer. He supposes to be a bodyguard or a thug rather than an adventurer."
He ceased the conversation a while to order some food.
"Not only charming. But also brave and mysterious as the hawk on your shoulder." He continued "If you don't mind, please let me come with you in this adventure."
Mina tells the man, "You can come with us to our next destination after here but it will be up to the party as a whole if you can join us. What are your skills, besides attempting to romance strange women in taverns?"
"Well I think it's time for business." Ceza stopped smiling. "Since you guys are adventurers, I think you will have encounter many trouble out there. I am pretty skilled in fight and negotiation."
"I am a mercenary and you all are adventurers." Ceza sharpen his gaze "I think we can have mutual benefit. You achieve your goal and I get the money. You're happy, I'm happy, everyone's happy. It's a good deal, isn't it?"
Mina gives the man a hard look. "Mercenary? You're a paid for hire thug!?!" Mina hops out of her seat and away from Ceza while pulling out her Scimitar.
"The only mercenaries I know are evil people! People like the ones that took my family from me as a child! My parents, my friends, and family!" Mina rips off her bandages from her left arm to reveal the ruined and scarred arm and missing finger. She shows it for all to see. "People who did this to a little girl and left her for dead in the Desert! In respect for your earlier friendliness and the fact that I do not wish to shed blood in this Tavern, you will leave now, or so help me I will run you through!
Ceza Feuro stood up from his seat. His eyes still sharp. Instead of went out from the tavern, he stepped closer to mina while raising his hands.
"Calm down, milady. I don't think we can settle all things without any violence." Ceza put down his dagger on the floor. "See, I put down my weapon on the floor. Let you do the same and then we talk with cold-headed."
His heart beat faster. He knew the woman he talked to before wasn't the same person. Her angered face reminded Ceza with similar situation years ago. But nothing stopped him to give unarmed hand to the woman as a sign of peace.
"Put down your weapon, milady." He bolded. He took a deep breath before saying another words "Mina.. . Put down your weapon and take my hand. We can talk without violence. We both don't want any blood shed tonight."
Jeaal was silent throughout the majority of Mina and the newcomers conversation.
"A thug?" He whispers to himself, laughing quietly.
As soon as Mina stands up, he places a hand on his sword hilt and prepares to attack the stranger, if necessary. He does not stand up or make any threatening gestures, he merely prepares for combat.