>>6117937“Right, that’s it.” Grumbles the old man as he moves to escape his chair yet again, “No more questions, damn it, you’ve made me talk more today than I have in a year! Git!”
“Thanks, pops!” Chirps Volka as her tail thumps on the floor! “Don’t worry, we’ll leave you alone for now!”
“Finally…” He groans, stretching his back with an unsettling crack, “Don’t stay out too late though, y’hear?” Shifting his gaze towards Tzah-Tzie, the mage stares at her as if he were trying to set the girl on fire! “And you–put ‘em back!”
“P-put <span class="mu-i">wha</span>-”
The words barely leave the Spinner’s mouth when she drifts into the air and flips upside down! True to the shopkeep’s word, you hear a few bottles rattle out of her pockets besides the ones she filched from Oti!
Landing softly on the couch, Volka quickly and quietly gathers the potions and shoots a disapproving glance at the buoyant bard before departing to put them back on the shelves! All eyes on her, Tzah-Tzie responds with a nervous laugh!
“Heheh… h-how’d <span class="mu-i">those</span> get there… w-weird…”
“I’ll allow him to stay, but you’d better find yourself somewhere else to bunk, stickyfingers!” Warns Volgir with renewed venom in his tone as he roughly drops her back on the couch! “That’s the only warning you’re gonna get!”
As the Spinner collects herself with a sheepish look on her face, you hear heavy bootsteps as Volka hurries back in with wide eyes!
“What’s wrong, sweetheart?” Asks Volgir, his voice gentle once again, “You didn’t spill the Ferra Decoction again, did you?”
“We’ve got trouble!” The Skog hisses as she glances towards the front of the store! “Temple Guard! Three of ‘em!”
Freezing in place, you turn towards the shopkeep and find him more irritated than anything. “Damn it all, I knew this’d happen…”
What do we do, you beg as your gaze leaps between the old man and your companions!
“Just let me talk to ‘em,” Grunts the mage as he rises from his seat, “You hide in the library and keep quiet, damn it…”
“But what if they search the place?” Counters TT as she composes herself! “Is there a window or back door we can head through?”
“Ooh, there’s the basement!” Suggests Volka! “It links up to the sewer-”
NOPE
“... or there’s my window, but it might be a bit of a jump…” She adds, raising an eyebrow at your reaction to her first idea.
What’s the plan!?
>Let Volgir talk it out!>To the basement!>Out the window!>Just stand really still and quiet!>AMBUSH!>These assholes are gonna keep hounding you–just talk to them!>Write-In! 