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Pushing through the doors of the tavern, she craned her neck searching for Rehan. Stay calm... he's probably having fun interrogating someone. Yet his continued absence wherever she looked was beginning to unsettle her somewhat.
At length, she charged up to the man she most hated to see and blurted out unceremoniously.
"Have you seen my partner? You know, the young man with blond hair who spoke little during my earlier transaction with you?"
"Oh, THAT one." He growled as the skin between his eyebrows wrinkled. "I wouldn't say he doesn't speak much... he's been harassing my customers ever since you left, and particularly pissed one of them off." Turning away momentarily, he shouted across the room. "Coming right up, Henry! His final words before he waved her off were:
"Anyway, he just bolted out of the tavern not too long ago. I've no idea where he went."
Great... just great. She could feel the invisible ants gnawing the nape of her neck and her insides as she spun around to face Jared, who had returned.
"You can just call me 'Acacia'." Measured were her tones, though her heart was on fire. "It seems that my partner has caught on to some clues on his own, and headed out." Let's hope he's not dead by now. "We need to find him, immediately." She glanced away and headed for the door, so that he might not see the wavering flickers of light in her dark eyes.
"You know this village best. Where is the most dangerous spot? Lead us there right now."
This time, she did not internally reprimand herself for this latest act of discourtesy. If Rehan was in danger... Her left hand had subconsciously returned to the hilt of her longsword as she looked expectantly at the male beside her.
[ 06-17-2006, 08:11 PM: Message edited by: mistral4543 ]
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