He took another swig of liquor from a dented flask, wincing slightly as the hard alcohol burned its way down his throat. Watching was boring. It was one of the most unbelievably boring things he was paid to do and the whiskey in his flask was the only thing that made things a bit more interesting. At least then the world had a fun fuzzy quality about it and blades cutting into his flesh hurt a whole lot less.
The hard liquor made things, funny to be honest, and he needed some fun in his life. The bar wench had left a sour taste in his mouth that could only be chased away by sheer drunkenness.
Yup, this was the life. Really, what was better than drinking your heart out surrounded by whatever struck your fancy that particular night? Andwyad was a man on the wind. A man out for adventure. A man waiting for a boat load of gold after he got this stupid sword. A man completely, and utterly, wasted.
At least, that's how he'd appear to those around him. Connlaoth was no different than any other place in that regard. Sure, they burned witches at the stake, or something crazy like that, but no one noticed a drunk man staggering in the streets. It was a natural occurrence. The natural order of things: Man gets sword, Man gets job, Man drinks, Man murders a couple defenseless citizens.
Right now, Man was well on his way to being drunk and waiting for the world renowned Sword maker to turn his back long enough for Andwyad to blunder in, grab the sword, then fight his way out the back door.
Seeing the store empty out, except for one bloody big bloke, signaled that now was the time. Andwyad was an expert swordsman - especially considering the myriad of daggers he kept hidden in his sleeves and his less than honorable nature.
He put his stagger on and made his way to the shop, making sure to hit a few people on his way to make his purse heavier.
"Hey theer....." he staggered over to the counter, taking another swig of drink, "I wants t'buyme a swooord....." ahhhh drunk....especially acting it.....good times. He turned to the big guy and snorted, "Yer buyin' up one o'em too?"