The Land of Grimney - The Illustrated Adventures of Cora Pearl, aged 12

Yes, Gwenllian a bottle of wine and two glasses, I shall fill eve and Xibe's thimbles, and put two more drinks aside for Wayland and Philiomena as they are still in the bar somewhere methinks!

I appreciate the cakes, thank you and good to see you all gathered at the bar! Welcome back Wayland I shall look forward to hearing about your adventures.

I'm afraid I shall have to go to bed, I have consumed rather too much dewberry pie this evening and I have rather bad pain due to stomach ache.

So I shall leave Sweeney Green and you ladies to tend the bar, that's if you don't mind. You can close early if you wish, I have no desire for another late night like yesterday, I fell asleep whilst tapping the barrels. Anyway, I must lie down and drink water to settle this discomfort. Do leave a key under the mat in hope that Kalvos returns from the mire. He may not be that welcomed here, but he is our guest.

Who is the hooded figure you speak of? We have so many that pass through, and hard to tell one from the other?

Still no sign of Kalvos? That is bad news indeed, I hope he is not hurt. Tend the bar? I am a mermaid not a barmaid Urat. Unless that was an invitation for a free bar?

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Oh my lovely sweeet Xibes! I'm so glad you found my note about the cloak! I will flit home with you if there are strange figures lurking outside *shudders*

And please everyone eat your fill, I made plenty of cakes...*eyes Xibes nervously* made with the finest ingredients resourced from the same usual places...

Gwen! It is soooo lovely to see you again! you most beautiful lady! What a great night this has become! Aside from poor Urat feeling a little undone - blessings to you Urat and the fairest dreams.

Philomena, I am most interested in your philosophies and wisdom in this thing called love. I am not accustomed with loving sensibly or briefly. I have loved long and deep and with much silliness and laughter...but only my kin and that is natural as breath and I was born with that love.

Oh and yes my dearest Xibes, here is the feather duster, thank you for reminding me, I am about to go and do as I promised for Urat.

Is kalvos the yellow-haired young man?

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All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts...

Oh I think that was him. I watched him for a while from the branches until at least I was sure my wings were hidden from site. He doesn't seem menacing. In any case when eve and myself are ready to leave, perhaps we will slip out the back. Thanks to eve for a little note she left, otherwise this might of been a completely different scenario, would of been a dead hooded figure outside , hahaha of course i am just playing Maybe he could be a bit of interest to Philomena, I'm sure her beauty could knock the evil out of any man!

Xibes, so kind of you to say. I once loved a pirate captain, who was more brutal than any on the High sea but so dark and handsome. It was strange such a heartless man could feel such love for me but he did and I returned his passion. He could not leave his life behind though, and one day I saw the sea turn red with his victims blood. I had thought my love could change him, sweet and hot as it was but that day I realised that his hands were too stained with blood for me and nothing would wash that away. I swam away and have never seen him again. I wonder if they ever caught Captain Tempest, he broke my heart but I could not bear to see him hang.

Kal risked much to give us this news, I will see that his wife gets a little money. Times are hard and their child is sick.

What should we do about Kalvos? I hope he remains safe.

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I'm not sure Urat would be best pleased wit you if you drink all his brandy Darius. Cards would be a foolish move, a mermiad is always lucky, it wouldn't be fair. You do know the Red Hand are watching this bar?

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I heard from above that the young man is near the mire...I am small and could fly unseen to his camp...warn him of the danger lurking near by!

*eve naive pulls herself tall and looks brave!*

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All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts...

Small but brave. Not sure how the knight feels about fairies but you could drop a little note on his lap. Perhaps Xibes should go with you.

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