fandomania | The Adventure continues... (Reply)

We went to the back corner of the tavern. I sat with my back to the door so that no one would easily recognize me. Orlando sat facing the door so that he could tell if anyone was looking for me. We sent Donal to the bar to order us some food and drink, so that it would look like we had a legitimate reason to come in here.

While waiting, Orlando and I poured over a map of the town we had purchased. I was trying to correlate what I was hearing from the hatchlings to a potential part of town. But it wasn't working. And we couldn't just wander around town without looking suspicious. I sighed. I so wanted to rescue the hatchlings.

Donal returned with food. He whispered to us. "It is just beef. Not dragon meat. And a decent beer."

He saw the map. "What are you looking for?" he whispered.

"Someplace where they hide hatchlings in this retched town," I whispered back, facetiously.

"Hmmm... If I remember correctly, they are being held in a cave that lies underneath the town, on the west side over here" he replied.

Both Orlando and I looked at him in astonishment.

Our Hatchlings:

Our Eggs:

¤

Donal caught our surprise and then explained. "Many of the potions take the apothecary sold have dragon's blood or dragon's bone or other dragon parts in them. Old Man Baskin usually went and got the ingredients himself. But, lately, he hasn't been well and he would send me to retrieve them."

"ASK HIM TO MARK THE CAVE ENTRANCE ON THE MAP, JUST IN CASE."

So I repeated Orlando's query to Donal, and he did so.

"WE HAVE GOT TO LEAVE HERE AT ONCE. I AM HAVING A BAD FEELING SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN, IF WE DON'T."

So with a nod, we got up and left the tavener, heading towards the town gate.