Meanwhile, a nearby halfling with short black hair featuring red streaks in it donning a mask, saw this as a great opportunity to get some coin and other valuables for the guild and herself. When the vendor wasn't looking and neither was the priest guy who was arguing with the merchant about an unfair price, Ruby snatched the chance before it could slip through her fingers.
Quickly sneaking over to the locked chest behind the vendor but off to the side a bit, Ruby undid the lock and swiftly took what she found inside. The halfling hadn't even needed to bring out her lock picks as the lock was a pretty measly thing anyway. A fledgling lock picker could even open that lock, for goodness sakes!
She darted off after quietly closing the lid, and fled into the sewers through the Warrens for an easy route back to the Den HQ. Once there, she plopped her prizes down on a table for inspection. A bag of gold coins in which she counted out 100 pieces of, and two gems, a fire opal and a malachite. She tucked away the coins back into her knapsack, and decided while the gems were pretty, they were to go in The Stash, as part of her guild dues all Soot Wolves had to pay.
Ruby had already done a couple of other small theft jobs, one where she had acquired from a passing caravan some silver coins when none of them were looking, from a sack lying within easy reach. The second task involved a few of the other Soot Wolves where Ruby had helped them to break into a safe in a nearby home. That one, while somewhat disappointing in what they found, still yielded some goodies to boot which they divided up amongst themselves.
After visiting the supply depot to deposit the gems and taking off the mask she wore, Ruby then headed off to the bar to go get herself a drink because man, was she thirsty! Thieving after all was a thirsty job! She had a certain hankering for some whiskey and with that in mind off she went, whistling a cheerful tune on the way there.
