Serra is not normally one for carousing, she likes to keep her mind sharp, but heady from the rush of victory, she’s about three drinks in tonight.
Not that she doesn’t deserve it. Her and her brother, along with a handful of mercenaries, have spent the better part of the last two weeks repelling a goblin invasion from the borders of Nasska, a city-state on the Western coast. The goblin warlords are dead, and in their keep, Serra and her brother found a surprising amount of gold, gems, and pilfered artifacts.
They’re not rich or anything, but it’s damn close.
She sits in his lap, his big hands holding her narrow hips, utterly at ease, her cheeks rosy and her demeanor animated as she recounts the story of how they killed the warlord to a group of bar patrons. The people gathered to listen cheer and laugh at her cheeky language and occasional crude embellishment. These men and women don’t realize the man is her brother, or half-brother, really. She doubts they can tell the difference between a half or full-blooded Orc. Better that way, and it’s also none of their business.
“So then, then, the warlord says—!” Serra pauses as one of the barmaids fills her cup, catching the woman’s eye and smiling wryly, being rewarded with one in turn. Still grinning, she nudges her brother, to get his attention.
Not that she doesn’t deserve it. Her and her brother, along with a handful of mercenaries, have spent the better part of the last two weeks repelling a goblin invasion from the borders of Nasska, a city-state on the Western coast. The goblin warlords are dead, and in their keep, Serra and her brother found a surprising amount of gold, gems, and pilfered artifacts.
They’re not rich or anything, but it’s damn close.
She sits in his lap, his big hands holding her narrow hips, utterly at ease, her cheeks rosy and her demeanor animated as she recounts the story of how they killed the warlord to a group of bar patrons. The people gathered to listen cheer and laugh at her cheeky language and occasional crude embellishment. These men and women don’t realize the man is her brother, or half-brother, really. She doubts they can tell the difference between a half or full-blooded Orc. Better that way, and it’s also none of their business.
“So then, then, the warlord says—!” Serra pauses as one of the barmaids fills her cup, catching the woman’s eye and smiling wryly, being rewarded with one in turn. Still grinning, she nudges her brother, to get his attention.