Under the table, Zeona's hand finds Gehenna's leg. Though the fishnet stockings, Zeona can feel the heat of her body - hotter than most, in fact. Gehenna welcomes the touch; she lays her own hand on top of Zeona's for a moment, guiding her to explore Gehenna's thigh, and then leaves it to move it at its own pace. Above the table, Gehenna smiles at Zeona when her hand makes contact with her leg, but otherwise doesn't make a big deal of it.
Zeona's intention to enjoy the food doesn't bring many new insights. The dish's noodles, sauce, and cheese are boldly flavoured and match well with the wine, but there's no subtlety or nuance below the surface. Neither the food nor the drink would be welcome in the kitchens of her family's castle in Cormyr, but they fill her belly well enough. They're simple pleasures - maybe just what she needs after such a stressful, complicated day.
The couple at the next table clearly don't mind being watched. The man's free hand gropes between her legs, then reaches lower; Zeona can't see precisely what's happening, but she can tell he's fiddling with something in his lap. After a moment, the woman lifts her lips slightly, positions herself, and then drops back down, landing with a gasp. The man thrusts his hips upward under her dress in a swift rhythm. As he turns his attention to his mug of booze, the woman makes sidelong eye contact with Zeona and shoots her a smile from the corner of her mouth.
Gehenna had been sitting opposite from Zeona, but she shifts her chair to sit beside her instead. Under the table, she gently places a hand high on Zeona's inner thigh. As Zeona watches the couple, Gehenna leans in close and presses her body against Zeona. "Interested?" she whispers, her lips tickling Zeona's ear. "Do you want to watch? Or be - "
Without warning, the door to the outside blasts open. Most people in the restaurant flinch back as five members of Ossimar's town guard storm in, dressed in black uniforms with gleaming metal armour. Four of them waste no time going from table to table, yanking down hoods and uncovering faces, while the fifth - clearly the commander of this squad - steps into the center of the room.
"We seek Zeona Alsevir, the murderer from Cormyr!" she demands. "If she's here, tell us now - else be guilty of treason against your matriarch Naxara Charr!"
Most of the guests press themselves into their chairs, not breathing until the guards pass them by. At the next table, the woman starts to get up, but the man pulls her back onto his lap. "Fuck 'em," he rasps into her ear. "They won't bother me."
Encouraged, he starts thrusting his hips harder, attracting the attention of the leader. Without hesitation, she strides over, grabs the woman in one gauntletted hand, and throws her to the floor. The man curses and stands up, pulling up his hands as he does. "Who do you think you are?!" he shouts. "I'm with the merchant caravan from Baldur's Gate! How dare - "
The leader backhands the man across the face. As he stumbles, she grabs him by the hair and forces his head down onto the table. "Outsider, are you?" she demands. "Why are you still here? You should have left already."
"Left?!" The man struggles, but the leader has leverage and is obviously stronger than him. "What are you talking about? I've been here all day! What - "
The leader drives a fist into the man's face, breaking his nose. Blood streams onto the table as he cries out in pain and she brings her fist back to hit him again. At the same time, the guards continue to move through the room, approaching Zeona's table.