The Town's Tavern Wench insists on the Hand wrestling competition of which defiant Melodie accepted. Applying both muscle and skill, Melodie pulls George's hand to the table in victory. Melodie uses the Hand Wrestling Skill successfully and is delighted at how it turned out. Some were betting, so a total of 11 gold pieces was collected for Hand Wrestling. There are now chants of "Speech! Speech!" Melodie received 36 experience points.
"I thank you for your support." Melodie does her best to suppress the smile beginning to form at the corners of her mouth. "I must say, this tavern has become far livelier in the past month."
Spotting Melodie she says to her, "Yes there have been some new challenges. I think Stefan is doing them to bring even more drunks into the tavern. Where did you disappear to?"
Melodie took a deep drink and smirked. "I grew complacent in my position, and with complacency comes boredom." She stood, taking another swig. "Life has a funny way of giving you what you want, then making you unhappy with what you have." Slamming the empty tankard onto the table, she continued, "I told life to bugger off. Dropped everything and left to remember why I started this whole life in the first place. Now I'm back."
Shaking her head slowly in understanding Charmaine replies, "And what a return, you beat the tavern's hand wrestling champ. It also sounds like you had an epiphany, do you plan to join the local temple on a sabbatical?"
"Temple?" Melodie let out a laugh. "You fancy me a spiritual person, eh? No, I don't plan on joining the devout just yet." She returned to her seat and leaned back. "I learned in my travels, but I did so on my own. Blood and sweat got me where I am now, not prayers." Melodie paused, eyes narrowing at Charmaine. "When you travel, you remember that you aren't the deadliest thing out there. I like winning, so the thought of being second best isn't something I'm willing to sit back and accept without a challenge."
The Town's drunkard Tavern Wench calls for a Reflexes competition of which courageous Melodie accepted. Sharp on the move Melodie stands at the ready as all the mugs go up into the air. Without much hesitation all are caught! Melodie uses the Reflexes Skill successfully and amazes those around them. Some were betting, so a total of 12 gold pieces was collected for Reflexes. There are now chants of "Speech! Speech!" Melodie received 12 experience points.