Frenzy

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Alit got herself to the front of the thankfully small crowd. She examined the scene; smithing outside the safety of the walls? Even with the towers and the guards, that was risky. It hadn't even been an hour since the bard and the duelist were 'inducted' into their group and her interest was already sparked again. She watched as the blacksmith and his assistant worked, not being one to need a reminder on how useful the trade was. She glanced back at Jarett. "What do ya think about smithing?"

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"Fine. Just make sure ya sleep that alcohol off or something before we have to hit the road," Alit said, already out the door by the time she finished talking.

Haskell breathed a sigh of relief. "Phew. That explosion must've been a blessing from the Nine. Had enough of all this flirting." He wasted no time in walking right out of the inn to find the source of the thankfully not too loud blast. One glance at the main gate gave him enough information that it was just outside the city walls-- some guards and civilians had gone to check up on whatever was happening. It didn't look or smell like anyone was dead, but there was a hint of oil in the air.

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Just a heads up, I won't be active for most of the weekend (and Tuesday)

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Alit coughed a bit. "Great. Anyway... since we've got a nicely varied group, we should do just fine!" she tossed in her attempt to change the subject, the idea of cannibalism never sitting well with her, neverminding her own rare use of necromancy- in spite of Dunmer tradition- and the more often used soul trap.

"That mean we should head out soon? I've stuck here a little too long." Haskell had little personal allegiance to the Stormcloaks himself, but considering his now mostly dead family's preference, he wasn't exactly too comfortable in a city full of Imperial soldiers.

Alit looked over at Keldan. "Make sure you get everything you need for the road. None of us know how long we'll be searching for the Harbinger." Her attention was then caught by the sound of some explosion outside. It wasn't too far away, either, and it couldn't have been too bad if it wasn't followed up by screaming. "Now that sounds like something to investigate!"

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Alit readily accepted the water, glancing over at Valen as he returned with a very different tone. Come on. Keeping two archers around was a good thing. "True." she sipped the non-alcoholic drink, glad to have something after a long trip.

"Someone has to keep her from leading everyone into some plane of Oblivion," Haskell commented.

"Anyway," Alit set down the now-empty glass, "Before we can decide on a plan, we need to talk about our strengths and weaknesses in battle. I know Haskell can stay up front, he's got the heavy armor." She eyed the others, having a basic understanding of their abilities, but before now, it was mostly the Nord she fought with. "Valen, Keldan- What range are you two most comfortable with?"

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@Thantos
Yeah everyone is still in Solitude, most of them are at the inn

What Are You Listening To?

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"Someone's appreciative of my healing!" Alit clapped.

She took her time considering the bard's offer, which in all actuality didn't take much time at all. She looked pleased, if her grin was anything to go by. "So, not one, but two new people joining in?" Alit hopped off the barstool, "Well! Maira, Keldan, I formally welcome you two into the team. Hopefully no one will have a problem with this." That meant they had a good number of people on the front lines as well as the back-- way better than what they started with. For the moment, she was thinking that everything that even thought about getting in their way was as good as dead.

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"A quick duelist?" Alit's interest was already piqued at the prospect of another person joining in the search, but finding out Maira's specialty just made everything better, "Then our trip here wasn't time wasted after all. Having another member of team on offense would make things a whole lot better, wouldn't it?" she looked at the other two remaining Companions to make sure they were okay with having someone around who was most likely a thief.

"I know Thieves Guild armor when I see it," Haskell chimed in, "But you're all right with me, at least until I catch you tryin' to pick any of our pockets. If you survive long enough to even try with Alit being mostly in charge around here, that is."

The Dunmer scoffed. "Ah-hem. I do a good job at keeping everyone alive."

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Alit looked between the four of them before breaking her own silence. "Well I know I'd rather not get kicked out immediately," she shifted in her seat to better face them, "And I know I approve of building up a little army to search for our Harbinger. Less subtle, but power in numbers and all that." Out of the corner of her good eye, she could see Haskell approaching. He had been watching, of course, and he was visibly amused.

"Let's keep it friendly here, yeah?" Haskell said, "I mean, we've got no reason to say that this bard here has anything to do with the Thalmor, apart from looking like 'em. Unless she's got a set of those fancy elven robes stashed somewhere."