Valheecius Dig Site.

Robert grins broader.

"An adventurer! How exciting. I've met quite a few adventurers, although none who had even the faintest respect for archaeology. They're always just smashing into tombs and stealing the gold. It's refreshing to meet someone with an actual interest in history. Say, what are you doing with the water? I've never seen anything like it."

"Hmm...interesting. Does only water do that? Or can you do it with other liquids too? Like wine?"

Robert looks genuinely curious.

"I've got some fine wine back at my tent, if you want to try..."

Robert glances over at the blue woman.

"Oh...well...I suppose..."

Suddenly, he realizes that this is a business opportunity. Nothing wrong with being seen drinking his own product. It might encourage more people to buy.

"Actually, that's a very good idea, miss. I'll go run and grab it."

He gets up and heads off to his tent.

"Wow I never thought of dat. It would be weird." Rani laughs at the thought, then she remembers the smell from earlier and gives a face of disgust which she attempts to hide.

She snorted.

"A bit fancy for spoiled grape juice, dont'cha think?" She said as she looked at the glasses. With a flick of her fingers the wine in her glass flowed out and into the air around it. She twirled her finger, creating a ring around it using the wine before pouring it back into the bottle and handing the glass back. She leaned back and put her hands behind her head while they waited.


"Thanks, but I don't drink." She said.

Robert looks slightly disappointed that Wendy doesn't drink it, and more than a little miffed that she called it "Spoiled grape juice". He also is disappointed when Rani stops after one glass. However, he masks it quickly, pouring himself a glass before corking the bottle.

"So, where are you two from? You certainly don't look like you're from around here."

He turns to Rani.

"And I don't think I got your name."

"Oh, you grew up in the Fey Forest?"

Robert is surprised, but doesn't show it on his face.

"I have some relatives there. I visited it once or twice when I was young. Lovely place, really."

He turns to Rani.

"How about you?"

She stifled at laugh. Wendy didn't even have to try to realize Robert was lying, but the true humor of the situation came from what Robert didn't know about the forest. Rather than blurt it out almost immediately, she decided to let this one simmer.....

Finally, after the meal has progressed nearly to its end, Raena Fletcher flings open the tent flap, her body covered in sweat despite the cold without. She still wears the shirt with the arms torn off and the baggy linen pants, her feet still bare. She is huffing lightly. It would appear as if she were training outside the tent for the entire time that the rest were dining. She takes measure of her surroundings, grimacing when she notices Robert sitting near the end of the table nearby her new companion.

Finally, she works up the courage to walk over and sit next to Wendy, obviously avoiding Robert's gaze as best she can, hoping she simply goes unnoticed. Her appearance has changed quite a bit over the years, after all. She grabs herself a plate of the now-cold food, consisting of bread, a leg of pheasant, and a small goblet of water, but nothing else. Not the lavish type, it would seem. She stays almost entirely silent, but for a low murmur aside to the Drow, "Hello, Wendy."