"Oh, tub please. I had quite a time getting here. Nothing sounds better." David reached the bottom and pulled out the proper amount. "Here we are. And there you go." David repacked his stuff, hefted it back on his shoulder.

Luke had finished his meal just as the new patron entered the establishment. The human smiled softly as the fellow passed on his way to purchase a room. Then Luke's attention went to the wolf sitting on the floor next to his chair. "All done, big brother?" He questioned the wolf softly when he noted Loki's empty bowl.

Loki sat silently, like any well behaved pet might. Watching idly as the stranger passed by and sniffing gingerly at the air to get a clearer idea of what the person might or might not be. The wolf demon's attention didn't not linger though, as Luke had asked him a question. A lick of his chops and a slight dip of his head was all the answer he gave the human. When Luke reached down to pick the empty bowl up and set it on the table, Loki stood and stretched. Shaking his body from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail, then he yawned.

Kell accepted the man's money and plqced it in a pocket. "If you dont mind sir, it will only take me a moment to get your room ready. Would you like me to carry your bag up while you enjoy a bowl of stew down here, maybe a nice drink to wet your throat?" She noticed that the other man, Luke, and his wolf were done, and she new the man upstairs, who had yet to give a name, would be wanting his bath water. She still saw Miel no where and realized she may once again be on her own for the evening.

Of course, Mimrien didn't seem to mind that the tub was half full. As he sat there, moving his hand in slow cricles above the water, causing a flash in the scars on his body, which tore them open even more, releasing hot, sticking blood into quickly heating water. He sighed at what had once been luke warm was now steaming and hot again. Nyth just wtached from his position on the bed, covered in the blanket in case the proprieter came in again. He eyed Mimiren almost distastefully, turning to look away. He was sure the boy was aware that those scars needed to heal and that constantly using spells wouldn't help the matter. Although, it seemed his companion didn't seem to mind the minute loss of blood. The boy seemed all too used to it.

A girl glided through the front door, long black hair swaying about in her wake and a pair of prussian-blue eyes following her form. Each step she took was graceful, as though in a dance. Her dark brown-black eyes paid no attention to anything or anyone in the room, it was a wonder she didn't trip over something- she moved forward with certainty, right to the counter and addressed the lady standing near it, bowing as she spoke,

"Greetings, I am Narumichi Sasota. There are high spiritual energies in and around this building. I have come to ward off those with malevolent intentions and have words with those who mean no harm. I will sing and dance for your guests in exchange for a room. But first, I must dance for the moon." With a tranquil expression on her face the girl began to sway and move in a pattern known only to her as she headed towards the nearest back exit, probably seeking sight of the alabaster moon in the night sky.

Mianashi Sayomi watched all of this happen, having trailed after her companion into the tavern. Walking the same path to the counter, she also spoke to the woman, "Don't mind Naru, she seems odd but she'll earn her keep. Plus she's almost never wrong about these kind of things, however silly she may sound." Offering a small smile she continued, "I'm Sayomi, her musical accompaniment. If you'll have us we're more than happy to play as often as possible in exchange for a room and one meal a day. I'm not sure how long we'll be in the area but for now, here we are."

((So it is super late, and I have to be up in 5 hours.... I will reply tomorrow >.< And welcome to the RP Miriu))

A girl with dark brown hair woven in a braid cascading down her back walked down a well-used worn down path leading to a bland looking tavern. She shivered as a cold wind passed by, cupping her hands and blowing warm air into them before pulling her cloak around her tighter. As she walked, a small tambourine jingled on her right hip. She still wasn't sure why she brought it, seeing as she hadn't used it in two years. But she supposed it was a reminder of her past, of better day. The girl neared the cavern, she stopped to look around, making sure she hadn't been followed before entering.

It took her a while for Julia's eyes to adjust to the bright lights of the cavern. She looked around and saw people sitting around, drinking, eating, some socializing, some alone. She walked up to one of the stools and took a seat, untying her cloak and shaking it out gently before laying it over her lap. She was extremely tired and needed a night's rest, but right before she was going to ask for a room, her stomach growled loudly. "Perhaps I should get a bit of food first. I've been walking all day, I definitely need it after the little bread I had earlier," she thought to herself.

Julia looked around for a waiter or waitress of some kind, and spotted one a few tables down. The woman looked busy though with some other customers though, so she decided she could wait a while until the woman walked by. Then she would get food, and a room for a much-needed rest.

Kell stood blinking, a bit dumbfounded at what Narumichi had said to her. "um, ok sure...." she said a bit absently, too busy trying to keep track of the needs of all her customers.
The first girls sister, Mianashi strode in next. A couple of performers, Kell smiled. They would bring business to her tavern. "You both are welcome here. Please have a seat where ever you would like and I will be back down in a moment with some food for you. Um, would your sister like some too?" she asked, staring at towards the back of the tavern where the girl had just exitted.


She gathered up the man at her counter, helping him grab his bag of belongings and led him up to a room. She assured him that a meal would be ready for him down stairs should he like one and showed him the pull bell he could use to request his meal upstairs or a bath to be drawn. And she left him with a key

She rushed back down and checked on the gentleman with the wolf, all seemed well there. She gave him a key with a number etched into it so he could go to his room whenever he wished.

Kell then turned around to see another new guest waiting for her undivided attention. This new woman sat on a stool, Kell went over.
"Hello ma'am, what can I get for you this evening?"

After she took care of this new woman's immidiate needs, Kell would finish attending to the bath water for Nyth and his mysterious companion with the scars....

Sayomi returned the smile, happy to be hear that her and Naru could stay. "Yes please, food for us both." The musician understood that the woman was busy seeing to other customers, so she pulled out a chair from a nearby table and settled herself into it. Sayomi would check on her moon-gazing companion in a short while; no doubt the long haired dancer was twirling about outside, no thought of food on her mind. But both would eat before the night was over, and then they would enjoy a good sleep in one of the tavern's rooms. Their entertaining would begin the next evening.

Luke had smiled warmly and thanked the woman politely when she rushed a key over to him. He understood that she was very busy, and to make things easier for her, he stood, grabbing his and Loki's used dishes he took them to the kitchen. There he would take great care in cleaning them thoroughly and put them away, once he figured out where the right spot for them was.

Loki had watched all the newcomers enter, ears pricked forward and sniffing at the air occasionally for hostile scents..or something like that. The wolf demon's interest had been piqued by one of the females. The one that had said something about dancing for the moon. When Luke moved to the kitchen, Loki stood, as if to follow, but he moved off towards the back exit instead of the kitchen. The demon wanted to watch this girl dance for the moon. He would find a good spot where he was in view of the girl and she in view of him, there he would sit on his haunches and watch.

Naru's feet pattered gently upon the ground, making contact repeatedly with dirt and grass. She'd cast aside her shoes upon stepping out into the small court yard tucked away behind the inn, wanting to feel the earth as she danced. Many of her movements mimicked the moon; feet sweeping in half turns, her steps taking the path of a circle, arms moving gracefully in arcs. Leaning down to brush her fingers to the ground and thus bending her form in half, long hair swirling about. Crescent, half and full- all phases of the alabaster orb in the sky.

She continued on for some time, ever content with her activity. Though after a while, a presence tingled on the radar of her senses. It didn't feel like a malevolent being and so she danced until done. Then with a final bow to the moon and a soft sigh, Narumichi Sasota turned to her observer. Dark eyes focused. Silence reigned for soild minutes. Then another bow was executed, followed by words, "Hello wolf. Have you come to enjoy the moon?"

Nyth snapped his head to the side, eyeing the window with wary black eyes. Mimrien didn't seem to notice, too caught up in his half bath and the constant circling of his fingers, humming gently to himself now, eyes half closed and...blank. Lost in what could only be described as absolute pleasure. And that freightened Nyth. After all, he didn't want HIM attracted here. Definately not. Even if he went by the name of Pleasure, his presence bade feelings far from it. Shuddering, the shapeshifter usteadily moved his feet over the side of the bed, wrapping the blanket around his shoulders and unsteadily moving toward the window. An odd presence had caught his attention. It had entered and then left, which confounded him. Until he stared out the window, eyes landing on a girl, seemingly conversing with something he could not see. He watched her, narrowing his eyes warily.

Loki was content to watch, crimson eyes following the dancing female's every move. The wolf demon had traveled far and wide, he had journeyed long and hard but never had he seen someone that danced for the moon. He had seen those that worshipped the moon and he had seen a woman who claimed to be the moon in human guise, but those had never danced for the moon. That head tilted to the side, when the girl finished and bowed, the gesture was returned..Loki stood, then stretched out his front legs and lowered his front half a bit, that wolven head dipped until his nose lightly touched earth beneath it.

Then the wolf demon straightened himself up and slowly stepped closer to the girl, tail wagging slightly as he came to sniff at her feet softly. His jaws never parted, but his voice, his words hung on the air audibly as if he spoke like any person. "The moon is sacred to all wolves.." He sat on his haunches at the girl's feet and looked up to her. "I once met a maiden with alabaster skin who claimed to be the moon herself, but I could not tell if she were lying or not."

Julia turned to the woman who snapped her out of her daydream, asking for her order. "Um, yes...a water and sandwich if you please. And I'd like a room for the night too." she said, digging into her bag for some money. After the woman took her order and moved on, she looked around the tavern, feeling alone because she knew no one. She didn't even know where she was. But she knew it had to be better than where she had come from.

Naru was the type of person who always seemed a bit blank faced, for she wasn't one of many expressions. A serene being, though most people thought her a little outlandish. There in the courtyard, a small and rare smile touched upon her young face when the wolf returned her act of greeting. His wagging tail delighted her, drawing her to gently lay a hand upon his head in an affectionate manner.

When a voice reached her ears with no mouth movement, Naru wasn't surprised in the least. She was used to the unusual. "I cannot say whether the maiden was false or true. But I believe if the moon were to take on human form for even a day, he or she would tell no one, valuing their peace while walking amongst the creatures of earth."

David looked around at the other travelers at the inn. At least, he assumed they were travelers, like him. He debated whether to talk to one of them, but he didn't really know who he should start with. There were definitely a lot of unusaul people here. Which was fine with him, as he was unusual himself.

He looked over and noticed the cafe. A meal sounded good to him. He walked over to the part of the inn, and sat down at a table, next to a girl who looked fairly normal. "Hello, I'm David." He held a hand for her to shake. "I just arrived here."

Julia was leaning with her head in her hands daydreaming again when a stranger approached her. She turned and blushed furiously, shaking his hand back. "H-hi. I'm Julia. Nice to meet you. I just got here a while ago too. What brings you here?" she asked.

Loki's ears relaxed a bit when the female placed her hand on his head. Those eyes half closed for a moment and his tail continued to gently sway from side to side. "Perhaps you are right," Loki moved his head just so he could lick the girl's hand gently. "I am called Loki." He nuzzled her hand softly for a moment. It was nice, having a conversation with a new person. A potential friend.

Nyth's eyes narrowed further when teh wolf vame into his view, his lips curling into a small snarl. Oh. The demon wolf. Nyth hissed turning to look back at Mimirien, still mindlessly humming. Where was the girl with the rest of the water? Turning to take a last look at the demon and the woman, he began to move across the room, more confident now that he was becoming used to thsi two legged form. He supposed he could check on Kell. After all, she did say she would be right back up. He closed teh door gently behind him as he moved into the hall, shifting the blanket around his shoulders so that he could maneuver more easily without exposing his very naked form. That would be awkward to explain to the nice waitress they had met earlier.

Good energies were abound in the courtyard, coming from the two beings within it. Naru recognized her own and was pleased that the wolf beneath her hand was not dominated by ill-will. His gentle lick and wagging tail were signs of a friendship in the making, one that felt right. "Greetings Loki." Dropping gently down to her knees, she enjoyed the feel of his fur as she ran her hands along his back. "I am Narumichi Sasota; most people call me Naru. Though if you wish, you may call me by my first name. Sasota."

"I am glad that I have met you, Sasota." Loki would use her first name, as calling her by any other seemed to impersonal to him. "Most are put off by my feral appearance." It was stated with a matter-of-fact tone, but Loki was glad his presence had not startled or frightened the girl. He was a little surprised when she dropped to her knees, that head tilted to the side slightly watching her curiously. When she ran her hands along his back those eyes of his slid half closed again and he nuzzled his face gently against her cheek. "Your dancing was lovely and your hands are very gentle."


In the kitchen, Luke had finished cleaning his and Loki's dishes, dried them and put them away. The human didn't think much of his companion leaving out the back door, he knew Loki would not stray far from him and if he were in danger of any kind his brother would rush to his aid. Wiping his hands on a dishtowel, Luke pulled the slightly to big tattered cloak close around him and shoved a hand in his pocket. No doubt Loki could follow his scent to their room when he wished to return. Luke fingered the key for a moment and made his way back to the main room. For a moment he paused to look around, then began to make his way to his room.

It was nice to hear her first name aloud, since the only who ever used it was Sayomi. "You do not seem like a savage beast, and anyone who sees with more than their eyes would be able to tell the same." The touch of the wolf's damp nose and furred face against her cheek was gentle, and Naru enjoyed the smell of nature that lingered on his form. "Thank you. And I am glad that I have met you too, Loki. Shall we sit for a short while and keep the moon company? Not too long though, for Sayomi is getting our dinner."

Loki licked Sasota's cheek softly and turned his muzzle towards the sky. Looking up to the moon for a few moments, then the wolf demon shifted a bit, moving back some and then laying down so that his head rested on Sasota's lap. Those eyes closed, Loki was content. His worries, his fears as slight as they were, had melted away for now...For the moment, there was only the moon, the grass, Loki and Sasota.

Nyth continued down the hallway, stopping when he heard footsteps approaching. He narrowed his eyes, listening. They didn't seem burdened by weight, but were still a little slow, as if their owner was in no hurry. Sighing, he began to move again, stopping to eye the stairwell when he approached it. He tilted his head at the sound of conversation, the light buzz reaching his ears. It appeared there were more people within the tavern. The footsteps from earlier had grown louder. Probably a patron making his way to his room. After all, as far as he knew, all the rooms were upstairs. He stood, waiting, wishing to see if it was the one who had arrived while Mimiren and him were downstairs.

Unbelievably road weary, Lorraine walked into the Inn dragging her feet.Her bag dug into her shoulders,and tired as she was she didn't pay attention to anyone as she walked in.All she could think of was finding a seat,or maybe a room where she could finally sleep in a bed.Blue eyes nearly shut and with her tangled carrot colored hair obscuring her sight, she shuffled deeper into the common room.

She wasn't used to the road,to living the hard life.After deciding to leave her home to avoid an arranged marriage it had been incredibly difficult for her to find any kind of decent work.Most places couldn't believe that a woman alone was decent and truthful.Sometimes she'd had to run away in order to survive evade the threats people gave her.That was how Lorraine had found herself at the Dragon Inn.After a mere four days alone she was frustrated with everyone,especially herself.Her marriage was beginning to look more and more like something she might want,but the thought of her fiance curddled her blood.