Back from the wild
With a fortune to hide (or spend, that's better)
Done for now the lethal game -
of an adventure afoot, we revel in fame...
What little there is of it, anyhow. We got a nice medal, yes.. but it seems that it is not really recognized by, well, anyone.. so we were for the power-that-be heroes of the day, two at most. The prince might be grateful.. but probably to his doctor, not us. That is not right.. the doctor and his clown friend couldn't even get a flower from a shop but they get all the praise. If they keep that up, it might sap at the loyalty of some folks, and make them inclined to do something selfish at an opportune moment. For all my troubles, all I got...
...a fancy crown, taken from a dead guy's head. New friends. Something to sing about. And probably.. if I don't mind cats or spiders.. a place to drop by in in the woods. That might come in handy. And the lute and flower dealer there might like a song and company. She looked a bit lonely. Next time.. for a social call it might be best not to take Drai or the dog-rider along as they seem fond of breaking floors and furniture and chasing cats up tree. Besides, most cats are not very fond of dogs.
The problem with wealth is that either someone steals it, or then costs and care are needed to protect it - which essentially makes treasure pointless. So I sold the crown.. for something better than gold.
Well, of course there was gold involved too.. but more important than that, there were connections, and I got an agent, who will provide me with music gigs as well as training.
Kabyaar will finally be a real bard!
I wonder if that's because of the fancy new lute that the cat lady traded to me?
During my training I tried to keep my ears open about my colleagues. I hear that the halfling dog-person has been seen near the kennels. I think the idea is to teach the doggy new tricks. Drai has spent time at the temple, probably studying all those books he got from the cat lady.. and Coill, she.. hm? he, I must remember that... has spent time in the wilderness. Maybe the bird doesn't like walls and buildings.
While we were gone, other adventurers got to do some heroics. Feeling out of touch, I went first to the adventurer guild to ask around, and then to the lizard temple. I asked Drai out for a pint, and unlike some temples, this one doesn't mind, so they're all good in my books.
It turned out that Drai had quite a story to tell. Good thing I had my lute along so I could turn it into songs. Usually playing in taverns gets us at the very least free beers. Sometimes it also gets us escorted to a scenic table well outside the tavern itself, but this time, it was just free beer.
Silly tavern folks. How am I supposed to sing while guzzling beer?
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