AT THE TAVERN
"Great!", exclaims the peasant in excitement. "But we never play for the glory. An ante of let's say....a silver, round and sound, would be enough to scare you out or you are still game lad?".
AT THE RANCH
"I'm an outcast, by now", answers the man to MaryJaen with a sincerity that you would not expect from a stranger. "The time has come, in my life, in which the full count of my deeds and my wrongdoings will be made. But I'm ready, Miss. I could have ran away while I'm here chatting with you. This is the place", he adds pointing to a vast ranch-like estate. A huge archway gives access to an immense yard where several trails part in different directions. The area is not well illuminated and nobody seems to be around. "Follow me", adds the man, "We will eventually meet somebody".
Krusten and Ferrin search the commoners' house for the Captain but they cannot find him anywhere. Krusten starts roaming around in search of anything unusual or interesting enough to catch her attention but is night already and the house looks deserted.
Out of Character: Kit, what you pointed out is true, but your concerns for the Captain's whereabouts arrived too late: everybody went to take the bath without leaving a guard or giving him into custody and, when Anntreen looked for him before dinner, couldn't find him already (Actually, I had no intention to make him flee but it became useful for introducing the new player and for giving something to do to the party while waiting for StefflaBunny).
Anntreen finishes up her meal, then heads out to see what the fuss is. Discovering that the captain has gone missing likely making an escape when a frailer of handing watch occurred, she takes a deep breath gathering her calm and hopes the words he had with him will help him find a path back to a life of doing good and not just trying to with out asking the vital questions.
She heads off to find bother Tomas telling her friend there talk will have to wait a bit longer.
Carnosus is getting frustrated by all the delays but he keeps calm and nodds. He follows Anntreen, he is worried about this mess too. He had had a nice conversation with the captain and then this happens? He felt bad because of it.
Anntreen makes her way to find Tomas and reports that the captain has somehow made his getaway. She informs him that part of the group is looking for her but that she highly doubts he would of stayed on the ranch.
After giving her report she slips a way to somewhere quiet
"Carnosus you wanted to talk with me?" Anntreen smiled.
Carnosus smiled and nodded. "Indeed I did, I wanted to talk to you about the gods and goddesses. Before you said that they are still watching over me even though I don't worship them anymore, but I'm starting to wonder." He put a hand on the cut on his chest. "If they are still watching over me, then why has only one thing gone right for me since leaving my home with the elves that took me in? Only one thing."
"Because you have been wandering blind in a dark room." She smiled.
"How to say this. When a sheep wanders from the shepherds watch the wolfs are more likely to attack. Are they not? But, the shepherd might be searching for that lost sheep the entire time, even if their outside the range of the shepherds ability to help. All because it chose to leave on its own." Her words where soft and sweet, she smiled and it was late. The long days travel was apparent and her deeply dreamy eyes fluttered with the wait of a nights rest well needed.
Carnosus looked down at his feet, he felt like an idiot for wasting Anntreen's time now, he gave her a hug and nodded. "Thanks for trying to explain it to me, I'm sorry for wasting your time with something so trivial, I...I just...you're the only member of the group I feel like I can connect with you know?" He was blushing
"Carnosus, you haven't wasted my time at all. You need to have more confidence in yourself." She smiled and leaned in kissing him on the cheek.
"You are important to me. I rather your lamb not get eaten by a wolf. And, I will have that cut on you healed up tomorrow okay." She blushed a bit and hugged him back.
"Was there anything more you wanted to talk to me a bout."
Her eyes looked deeply in to his a soft sweet half grin on her face her soft lips curled up only on one side.