"Oh, I just need to meet up with someone. I guess you could think of him as my employer...though he also happens to be my brother. Let's go!" Alicia took off walking at a quickish pace, assuming that Linia would follow. When they approach the building, they would be greeted by a wooden sign above the door that says simply, 'Tavern'. She paused a moment then, turning to Linia before entering.
"Now I have to warn you, sometimes the patrons in this place can be a bit...rough, especially with cute young ladies like us coming through," Alicia paused to give a wink and a grin. "Buut if they start anything we're fully within our rights to defend ourselves. Taking care of a couple drunks wouldn't be any big deal."
With that she entered the building. The place was surprisingly active for it being so early in the afternoon. There was a bar on one end of the room with all but a few seats filled in front of it, and an assortment of tables spread throughout, a few of which were empty. The people within varied in inversely proportional levels of drunkenness and cleanliness, and while some of other species and a few women could be seen, most within were human and male.
Upon entering, Alicia scanned the patrons with her eyes, looking for a particular one - she was already late, so he should be here already. She would be interrupted by a voice: " 'ey misshy, why don'tcha come over here and lemme show ya somethin'?"
Following the voice led Alicia's gaze toward a scruffy, unshaven and obviously drunk man who looked to be in his later 20s or early 30s sitting at a table not far from the door. He stared unstably in their direction, though it was difficult to tell specifically whether he was talking to Alicia or Linia. Rather than respond, Alicia turned back to her companion and whispered. "Just ignore him, and stay close to me."
She returned to her scan, until she found the person she was looking for: a young man sitting alone at a table with short black hair, dressed in casual clothing and certainly looking a lot cleaner than the man that they had just been confronted with. The sword at his side may have seemed out of place, but a soldier always needed to be prepared...even when off-duty.
Alicia smiled and walked at a quick pace toward the young man at the table, who was facing away from them. When she got behind him, she would bend over and wrap her arms playfully around his neck. "Well hey there, lonely soldier! You look like you're waiting for someone!"
"Alicia! I was beginning to think you'd never show." the man responded calmly, turning his head slightly toward her with a smirk. Alicia released him then and came around to his side. "I brought a friend," she said, gesturing with one hand toward Linia. The young man stood and turned to face them, standing several inches taller than either woman. "Ah, so you did! I am David Yates," he said, offering a short introductory bow. "My condolences for being forced to follow my sister around," he joked with a grin. "And you are...?"
((Hope I didn't jump too much there. >.>))
