7
Opportunity Knocks
Julian and Raedrick awoke with the dawn the next morning. When they came downstairs, Julian was surprised to find the taproom all but deserted. A young man stood behind the bar and a single serving girl lounged on a barstool near him. Besides them, one man sat alone in one of the booths and another two sat together at the same table the mage lady used the night before.
It took a few minutes after they sat down for the server to notice Julian and Raedrick's presence. She sauntered over hurriedly, her hips making a nice swaying motion as she moved, and spoke in an apologetic tone.
"Good morning. I'm Celine. I'm sorry to keep you gentlemen waiting. We don't get very many customers this early."
"No worries, Celine," Raedrick said with a smile. "We're just looking for
