The Dance
Richard, Remy, and I have come far. We have taken down slaver patrols, annihilated enemy camps, and even killed an illusory dragon. We have expanded our skills, and recently a group of mages have decided to join us on our travels. But there is one conquest we have not yet made: Females.
Invited to the dance my by the Baronness Mailoral, the three of us drifted downstairs only to see Eithlena in a confrontation with her mother, Laiin. Yet her demeanor changed from angry to graceful in the span of a second when she saw Remy and I, a dwarf and a man side by side, an unusual sight. After introductions, Remy somehow managed to slip off with Eithlena. He is a mage after all. I followed soon after she commented on how she was happily married. I was insulted. Can a dwarf not compliment a woman without her thinking he was seducing her? Humans can be very strange sometimes.
As i entered the hall, I was offered wine, and sipped it, then set it back down. I wanted a clear head as always. making a fool of yourself is never a good thing, drunk or not.
Soon I spotted the Baronness Mailoral in the midst of a crowd talking of our magic is not magical at all. Apparently some people ahd it in their blood to re arrange 'particles' to their will, which are the 'building blocks of life' according to her. It was all very confusing, but she seemed to know what she was talking about.
Seeing as I couldn't talk to her, my eyes sighted on a pair of twins, absolutely beautiful. I later learned they were daughters of the Baronness. I asked them to dance, and they each took a dance with me. Never have I seen a human dance so gracefully in life of 32 years (I recently found that my birthdate was false and that the one I had been using was forged without my knowledge. I am not 26

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We danced, we talked, then I kissed their hands and bade them a good night . My ears of war were tingling, and I so looked over and saw a short little Goblin standing with the Old man from my group named Richard. Such a grumpy little fellow. The Old Man, not the Goblin. As i got over there, I learned he was the former Goblin King Koton, and we got on just fine talking of free beer, fighting, and how these accelerators were just nonsense.
Remy was having a good old time at this point, dancing and seducing Eithlena with that charm of his. But he seemed slightly intimidated when she was dragged away by her brother, and her mom Laiin came over. She laid down the law. They were not to see each other. Eventually remy agreed to meet with her in secret. Only Thalia knows how this will turn out. I sure as hell doubt it will end in any good way at all.
As the party was winding down, Laiin came back in form the balcony, a man dressed as a Ranger by her side. She said that there was something HUGE landing just a few miles away. well, in Eithlena's words she was a **tch, but she was sure an observant one. Oh yeah. The thing had a roar of a thousand dragons. Anybody would have noticed, and everybody had. She was just stating the obvious.
I don't like her all that much.
But my gut told me I would not have another chance any time soon to court a girl. My gut told me that i would feel desperate pain soon. My gut told me Haven was in incredible danger. I told my gut that it had better be wrong. I told my gut, that if it was right, then my gut won't be eating well for a while. I told my gut that I thought it was right.
Bad things were about to happen. Bad things threaten the dwarves, dragons, and now they threaten the beautiful twins i have started to regard with a big brother protectiveness already. Bad things will die soon.
I pray to Thalia that she may help me in the coming endeavors.