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Rain hissed down angrily from above, flattening plants and rushing people back to their homes. It beat down mercilessly on the backs of many a traveler... and many a traveler huddled deeper into their cloaks and coats, seeking shelter. One rain-slicked figure walked alone, her cloak hood kept up, booted feet walking slowly through the rain as though unfazed.
Bright green eyes blinked at a particularly welcome sight; an inn, with bright warm lights and a roaring fire. The only downsides were its' occupants, uproariously cheery and sloshing back drink despite the racket and damp of outdoors. Deliah stared for a beat, then reluctantly tugged her hat down over her forehead, blinking blearily.
She had traveled by ship for a week, and thin, spindly legs were welcome to walk on solid, rather than wobbly, ground. She could still scent the salt spray that lingered on her clothes despite the rain, and not too far away the sound of the harbor continued even despite the outpour. Fishermen, merchants and other travelers gathered here, but right now she ached for a quiet drink and a hot plate of good food. She had some coin saved, and as she shrugged off her pack, she was greeted by the stocky figure of a gnomish woman, an elderly grinning type with three visible teeth and grey-blue eyes sparkling.
"An' what can I get ye?" she grinned broadly, fists propped on her hips. Deliah felt the urge to hide deeper in her cloak, but instead she looked towards the woman, and gave a thin, weary smile. "What kinds of tea do you have?" she asked, watching the woman's brows raise slightly at the question. A tavern and inn, serving tea? "Yer in luck," she heard, much to her surprise. "We 'ave a selection, pretty, would ya like to hear it?"
"Surprise me," she sighed faintly, already feeling the warmth of the indoors through the raw chill under her cloak. "And a hot plate special, if you don't mind."
The woman nodded crisply, then turned away. "Two gold, an' would you like a room? We have a couple ta spare." She pointedly glanced at Deliah's sodden appearance, and she offered another thin, tired smile. "Lovely, thanks." The woman shuffled off... and she felt the urge to just fall asleep then and there.
Hopefully, this place would begin to point her in the directions for the answers she sought...
@Darasuum