The Worst DM Ever (closed Quest)

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Everything was going smoothly for Ranth till he tried to stand up, as he tried he would feel the weight of a hand press down on his shoulder, suddenly two large burly men would sit down next to Ranth. Each of them holding him down with a hand on his shoulders. They sat there for a brief moment before the one on the right decided to speak. “So you like flirting with my daughter now do you? You know I know your type, the kind that like to waltz on into town and hit on the young naive girls, woo them with great tales of adventure and heroism. Offering them coin and showing off what riches they have so they can get them in their bed and then leave the next day.”

The other man who seemed to be a bit younger than the man on the right chimed in at this moment. “You see my sister is a sweet girl, and we don't like strangers like you coming here trying to charm her. Now you listen here and listen well. I don't care if you have a sword or what skills you have, if you even come near my sister again I'll kill you and I'm sure pa over here would be happy to lend me a hand as well.” The older gentleman nodded and then spoke once more. “So we made our selves clear right? Now then just make sure you keep your distance and we won't have any issues.”

With that said and done both men stood up and slowly walked away keeping an eye on Ranth as they did so. If Ranth looked at them it would be clear that in terms of size and muscle that both men easily out classed Ranth and the younger one which was the son was easily a full foot taller than him. After that incident everything seemed to go fine for Ranth there wasn't anything else that was coming towards the sheep and for the rest of the day the sheep would be lazy.

As the day started to end the old man slowly made his way up the hill and towards Ranth. By this time the sheep were being hearded back into the barn. “Well this day has ended, now for your sleeping quarters a few villagers actually said they would be happy to take you in. There's Jacques who lives at the far end of the village all by his lonesome, he's a bit of an odd one that one, but he's nice enough. Nancy was the woman who cooked the food you ate for lunch, she lives with her husband and two lovely children. Least of all I think I can spare a bedroom in my old home. It's up to you where you want to sleep for the night, you'll be waking up early tomorrow to help watch the sheep tomorrow.”

[Ranth]

Ranth pondered the old man's offer for lodging carefully, having already managed to create enough problems for himself through a simple misunderstanding he was very keen to avoid any more misunderstandings for the rest of his time here. He didn't relish the idea of running into either the father or the brother of the girl from the mess hall in a dark alley, as they seemed the type that couldn't be reasoned with when it came to something like the perceived safety of their family.

With a sigh, he mulled over the three choices in his mind against the potential for any similar problems occurring. In the end, there was simply no contest was there? The old man had been good to him, but he seemed like something of a leader figure to these people and he wouldn't have felt right taking up a space in his home when it didn't sound like one was readily available.

Nancy on the other hand seemed like dangerous territory if the husband turned out to be a jealous man or if the 'two lovely children' he mentioned her having turned out to be the girl he'd given the coins to and her brother. If that happened, then he was absolutely certain that they would come to blows no matter what Ranth did or said and then he'd probably be chased out of town for no reason other than a stupid misunderstanding.

That left Jacques, the loner on the edge of town. Whilst the way the old man described him didn't exactly fill Ranth with good vibes and confidence, he could at least be reasonably certain that he wouldn't be stepping on any toes- these people had all offered to spare a room for him after all. So in a few moments, Ranth's decision had been made. "I'll try staying with Jacques tonight, thank you"

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The old man started off towards Jacques home leading Ranth there, as soon as it came into view Ranth would immediately know that he was probably better off sleeping in someone else home for that night. While it wasn't a large house the home was fairly decently sized, however the first thing he would notice is that the house was a hot pink all over, even the roof. The following very disturbing part would be that around the home were dozens and dozens of cats just walking around and sleeping around the home with even more inside. The old man pointed at the home before turning around swiftly and walking away in a hurry without saying anything, much faster than it appeared that the old man should be able to walk.

Suddenly a shrill came from the house as a tall flamboyant man came sauntering out of the home with a big smile across his face. “Oh darling~ I'm so happy you decided to spend the night with me~ we're going to have soooooo much fun.~” Without warning Jacques grabbed Ranth's arm and dragged him along into his home closing the door suddenly. Inside Ranth would be assaulted by the stench of cat everywhere and cat hair would be covering everything. “Oh you must be filthy from all that hard work.” Jacques made sure to emphasis the word hard as he spoke. “I'll draw you a nice hot bath after I show you your room.”

Walking down the hall Jacques showed Ranth a small bedroom with an empty bed and a few cats sleeping on the bed. “Don't mind them, they just love to go where ever they want. So this is your room, it's right next to mine. The bathroom is down the hall and I'll be drawing you a bath, if you need anything don't be afraid to ask and if you get lonely come visit me~” With that Jacques left to go draw the water for Ranth's bath and do other things.

Ranth would have a bit of time to unwind, and relax before the sun would finally set and it would be time for him to sleep. If he went to sleep at all that is, either way during the middle of the night he would hear a light tapping on the window in his bedroom, followed by the whispered voice of what sounded like a woman calling out to him.

[Ranth]

Ranth watched the old man hurry away with perhaps a little more pep in his step than might have been absolutely necessary under the circumstances, but Ranth didn't have time to wonder about where the old man suddenly had to get to in such a hurry because a rather loud and rather feminine voice called out to him from the direction of the house that the old man had indicated. Turning back towards the voice, Ranth found a very tall, very muscular yet also impossibly feminine man now standing outside the front door of the home.

Before Ranth had a chance to second-guess his decision, he found himself towed inexorably, yet not roughly either into the house by Jacques, where he found himself surrounded by cats- dozens of the fluffy creatures. Or at least, most were fluffy. Others were not, but one thing they all seemed to have in common was that they didn't seem at all fazed by the presence of a stranger within what seemed to be their home just as much as it was Jacques.

"Thank you for having me, I hope it's not too much trouble", Ranth replied politely to the other man's zealous welcome. Ranth knew that such a man could be off-putting to some, but between the old man's assurance, the cats that lived with him and from Ranth's own gut feeling, he didn't feel like the man was of any danger to him. He was just an eccentric soul and Ranth could survive a few nights with one of those.

Once he'd bathed, Jazques spend an hour introducing Ranth to each of the cats in turn and Ranth did his best to use every single one of the memorisation techniques that he'd honed within the academy to commit each one to memory. Ultimately, after the 23rd cat, Ranth wasn't sure if he'd forgotten some but the small animals were, he had to admit, pleasurable company to have as one curled up on his lap, another perched on his head and two more curled up on either side of him.

Eventually, the sun set and with little else to do he bade Jacques goodnight and they moved to their respective bedrooms- followed by an entourage of cats- most of which followed Jacques but a handful of whom seemed to decide that they'd prefer Ranth's company for the night- which he didn't really mind as it was turning out to be rather cold and the little furry bodies of the animals were almost like hot water bottles as they settled on and around him as he dozed off.

When Ranth next awoke, he was surprised to find that it was still dark. After a few seconds of grogginess however, he found that he could hear something... something that sounded like a woman... calling out to him? Perplexed, Ranth looked around for the source of the voice only to realise that it was coming from beyond the window to his room. Now that he was starting to wake up, Ranth's curiosity turned to suspicion. Was this some kind of trap sent by the fullbringer? Well, he wasn't about to be caught by surprise... not when he knew how severe the consequences of a surprise attack could be.

So he silently slipped from the bed- leaving the still sleeping cats largely undisturbed as he tiptoed across the room towards the window, where upon he sidled up next to it and very cautiously peeked out through the glass into the night beyond for some sign of who- or what- was on the other side.

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The tapping continued even while Ranth was walking towards the window, the few cats that had decided to sleep in Ranth's room didn't mind nor care about the subtle noise, they were all too far gone in their sleep to even bother with such a bland distraction. At this point Ranth could have been walking at a regular pace and only a few of the cats would have noticed that something was going on, but that's how relaxed and sleepy this little town really was. In the end it was a simple farming town, it wasn't as if there was a mass of ghostly specters flying around haunting the town or a succubus draining the life force of all the men in town, no that would be silly.

Getting closer to the window he would see a figure basked in the moonlight and after a few moments looking at her he could tell that it was the very same girl who he had given the tip to in the mess hall. It seemed that somehow she had tracked him down to this home and wanted to visit him in the middle of the night. However for Ranth to even make out who was out there he would have had to have moved in such a way that she would be able to see him as well.

The moment she saw him her face would brighten up and she would rush to the window motioning for him to open it up so that they could talk with one another. It would totally be up to Ranth if he would do this or not, but maybe it would be worth speaking to the girl. If he did so choose to open it up he would instantly be greeted by her wrapping her arms around him and landing a kiss on his cheek. This would be unavoidable. “Hey I never got your name back there.” She would say pulling away from the kiss.

[Ranth]

Ranth's eyes widened in a mixture of surprise and dread as he took in the sight of the young woman from the mess-hall. The very same woman that he'd been warned to stay away from under no uncertain terms. He didn't know how she'd found him or why on earth she'd come all the way out here in the dead of night in her night clothes just to tap on his window. Not only was it indecent as he could quite plainly see all the curves of her nubile young form, but it was also unsafe if his experience from the day before was anything to go by.

So of course he didn't want her to remain standing there in the cold dark waiting for a reply, but even if he hadn't cared about that, she spotted him at the same time that he spotted her and at that point it was futile to pretend that he hadn't noticed her or pretend to be asleep. With a sigh, he opened the window only to be ambushed. This was how Ranth learned that 'surprise attacks' didn't just apply to combat as he found himself somehow paralysed as she leaned in and hugged him- her body soft and warm against his- and his cheeks flushed as she felt her soft lips press against his cheek.

Then he was released and the rules that had bound him in place relaxed and he was able to respond to her as best he could, though his head was spinning from both types of physical contact he'd just received. "My name is Ranth, he whispered just loud enough for her to hear him. But you shouldn't be, no you can't be out here at this time of night. It's not safe and even if it was, your father and brother threatened to kill me if I went anywhere near you".

She was a pretty thing, there was no denying that and some primal part of him was tempted- as any man would be- to see if he could indeed partake in what seemed to be all but his for the taking. However, Ranth was not such a man and the very idea of taking advantage of a girl- even one in a world like this- repulsed him and even if it was a secret that he took to his grave, could he really live with himself if he allowed something like this to happen?

"I'll only be here for a few days to help the old man with the sheep and then I'll be continuing on to the city, if you get involved with me it will only cause you trouble and heartache", he continued quietly in what he hoped didn't sound so much as pleading, but rather persuading. As he spoke, he couldn't help but let his eyes stray a little as her body was illuminated by the dim moonlight that filtered through the cloudy night sky and he couldn't help but notice with a furious blush that her body was... reacting to the cold night air. "Please, you have to go, he pleaded one last time.

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She smiled upon learning his name and took a step back from the window placing a finger on his nose as she stepped back into the moon light. “I only wanted to say thank you for earlier and don't worry about those two, they wouldn't hurt a fly.” She let out a soft giggle before taking another step back. “Come visit me in the mess hall before you leave again ok.” She held a cheerful smile as she walked away into the darkness. It seemed that his night visitor was gone for now and he could return to sleeping. A strange visit, but maybe something that could grow later on if he paid attention to her, either way the rest of the night seemed to pass without any issue and as the sound of a rooster crowing echoed through the house Ranth would hear footsteps walking around followed by Jacques voice calling him to wake up.

“Come on darling~ it's time to get up~ don't make me come in there~” With those words said Jacques walked passed Ranth's door and into the kitchen the sound of food being prepared could be heard. By the time Ranth would eventuall make his way to the kitchen which lead out to the front door he would see that a plate of food was waiting for him. There were a few eggs and some hash browns made for him, but more importantly Ranth would see that Jacques was sitting down wearing nothing but what could be assumed to be a speedo. He motioned for Ranth to sit down next to him by patting the empty chair and smiling at him. “Sit down sweety and eat up~”

As Jacques ate he looked over at Ranth coyly and said “sooo how did you sleep last night? I heard from a little bird that you had a late night visitor~” Jacques kept a straight face as he waited to hear what Ranth would say, if Ranth said nothing Jacques would prod again saying “oh come now darling details tell me the details. After all Cindy isn't the type of girl to just go to a man's house late at night. So what happened between you two~” For what ever reason Jacques seemed to have knowledge of who visited him late last night and what her name was.

[Ranth]

Ranth was relieved to hear that the girl hadn't come with the intention of getting into his bed, though he did his best not to show it. Although he sincerely doubted that the men were nearly as harmless as she seemed to think, he didn't bother contradicting her on that point either. Ultimately, all she seemed to want was for him to visit her at the mess hall at least one more time and it occurred to Ranth that he'd have to do so in order to get lunch.

"Don't worry, you'll see me again", he assured her and watched as she vanished into the night with mixed feelings as he closed and locked the window and then returned to a bed that had been reclaimed by felines which he had to gently relocate in order to fit. Morning came all too quickly along with the sound of Jacques voice telling him it was time to get up and have breakfast.

Groggily, Ranth rose and stretched before joining Jacques in the kitchen/ dining area where the food- along with Jacques himself- was already waiting with a mischievous sparkle in his eyes as he inquired far too innocently after how Ranth had slept. Seeing no good coming from pretending he hadn't been visited by the girl, Ranth explained everything that had happened in the mess hall the day before.

"I was attacked by three goblins out in the field and one of them managed to cut my leg, so when I went to get lunch I asked her for something to clean the wound with. She gave me some rubbing alcohol so I gave her some coppers in exchange, since it didn't seem fair to take it for nothing. That's when her brother and father came over and told me to stay away from her- which to be honest is part of the reason I chose to stay with you. Although it doesn't seem like it worked. It's all just one big misunderstanding, I don't want to lead her on or anything like that and I don't want to cause trouble with her family either. Any advice?", he sighed as he spoke between mouthfuls of breakfast. "By the way Jacques, these eggs are amazing- how did you get yolk to stay runny? When I try it tends to harden up a few seconds after I take it off the stove"

Once breakfast was done and they'd finished chatting, it was time for Ranth to report to the old man for another day of work. He wondered if he'd be shepherding again or if there would be something else for him to do. Thankfully, the scratch on his leg had almost fully healed overnight with no signs of infection or discomfort- the bandage and the bath had clearly been the best thing for it.

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Jacques smiled at Ranth before shaking his head at the young shingami. “Nothing you can do sweety just have to wait it out and hope for the best.~ They're not too bad, just over protective of their little girl, I don't blame them she's only sixteen after all.~ She's at that age for being married off, but you have to be careful she does fall for every pretty face that crosses by here. She's not the only one tho.” Jacques said with a wink towards Ranth before picking up the last plate and going to wash the dishes. “Oh for my eggs, well I use a secret sauce.” Again followed by another wink towards Ranth.

Ranth would find that today would be fairly quiet nothing would bother him like the yesterday and the sheep would be grazing out in the grass, all of them nearby and none wandering towards the end of the pasture. Everything proceeded to go very smoothly and by the time it was noon the old man was walking up the hill once more to fetch Ranth. “Oh ho looks like Jacques didn't scare you off last night, I hope you don't mind all the cats sadly I can't go near his home due to my allergies, at my age even getting that close I end up with a fever. So I see you have yourself an adventure's pendant now.” Pointing at the crystal that was hanging from Ranth's neck.

“Better save up all the points you can get, it's more useful to pay with things using the points you get on there rather than using copper or silver. Most places will take then in exchange for goods and services.” By the time the old man finished talking with Ranth he would have led him to the mess hall once more and vanished off to god knows where. Cindy would smile and wave at Ranth as he walked in drawing the attention of both her brother and father. Which resulted in a slap from Cindy to them followed by her telling them to behave. Ranth would have a peaceful lunch and a peaceful rest of the day.

By the time it was time for him to start walking back to Jacques house he would see the old man walking towards him. “Ah young one, great news it seems the trader will be here earlier than expected. It seems that you'll be watching over the sheep for only three days instead of the seven I originally thought. The trader should be here in the afternoon in two days and you can hitch a ride with him after your morning shift.” Ranth's time in the village was limited, it meant that there would only be a few more days to talk and be with the folks here. With that said the old man walked away and a voice chimed into his head. “Well well well, getting fresh with Cindy are you? Well I hope your ready for what's to come next.” The voice belonged to the fullbringer and ended off with a chuckle as Ranth arrived back at Jacques home. There would be some free time between now and when the sun would set and Ranth would have that time to do whatever he wanted.

[Ranth]

Unfortunately, Jacques didn't have any pearls of wisdom for Ranth regarding his predicament beyond what he already knew. Still, it was nice to have someone he could discuss such things with. For all his oddities, Jacques was obviously a kind and well meaning individual. Once you got past his eccentricity and the obsession with cats, he was actually a pretty reliable guy once you got to know him. Plus, he could cook.

Once he met up with the old man and received some new information about the usage of his strange new pendant, he was sent off to watch the sheep again, but thankfully this time the entire day passed without any signs of goblins, wolves or trouble of any kind actually. In fact, the most 'dangerous' part of his day had to be when he visited the mess hall for lunch. Sure enough, Cindy was there- as were her brother and father- but thankfully a stern word to them was enough to prevent them from visiting his table again and Ranth smiled by way of greeting to the girl as she waved at him.

Almost before he knew it, the day had come almost to an end and he found himself with roughly an hour of daylight left and rather than return to Jacques place, he figured it couldn't hurt to explore the town a little more than he'd had a chance to do so earlier. For the most part, there really was nothing going on. Other than the mess hall and a small inn that served alcohol to any who could afford it, there was really nothing Ranth could look to purchase until the traders arrived in a few more days.

Furthermore, the townsfolk were mostly too preoccupied with their day to day business for him to bother without cause, so in the end he decided that he might as well pay a visit to the small tavern. He didn't intent to drink, but it would be a nice change of pace to see people relaxing and having a good time rather than just attending to backbreaking labour all day. As he walked, he didn't see Cindy around and he idly wondered what she was doing as he entered the tavern.

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The tavern was really small, not more than a few tables here and there and a few folks drinking at the bar while a group of three men sat around a table drinking. It didn't seem like there was anything going on at the moment at the bar, yet even as he walked in he was greeted by a very busty bar maiden behind the counter who smiled and waved at him. The woman was clearly older, late thirties maybe early forties, however she had a bit of youth to her when it came to the way she carried herself. Even at that age she was very attractive and even rivaled most girls half her age.

“Well well about time the adventurer decided to come into my bar. Been here three days and you haven't had a drink, I was thinking we got a paladin or the like in the making here.” She laughed as she poured a heavy glass of ale for Ranth without him even ordering anything. “First one's on the house for you helping out, after that you gotta pay for them.” A few of the men gave Ranth a sour look before raising their glasses and cheering out “if the brat gets one we all do, it's only fair.” The bar maiden frowned at the men and sighed as she shook her head. “If you lot want a free drink go get my ex to pay his tab.” With that the men shut up and quietly returned to drinking their drinks.

“Sorry about that they get a little roughly here and there, but their good folks unlike my ex. Anyways drinking alone ain't fun, but ya know what maybe a bit of gambling would be fun.” She said with a coy smile before pulling out a deck from betwixt her cleavage. “Let's see here, how about fifty copper pieces is the starting bet.” Before Ranth could even answer suddenly the woman was shuffling the deck and had dealt out Ranth two cards face up and two face up for her. “Name of the game is black jack, it's about luck and skill , but I'm guessing you know this.”

Ranth would see that face up he would have a grand total of 19 and she was at fifteen, it was in his favor to bet and play along, heck he could win some good coin like this, but he could also lose. It was all up to luck and skill, but it would be better than simply wasting the night away trying to drink alone in a tavern. “Hmm looks like luck is on your side, but I'm not worried.” She gave him a wink before waiting to see what Ranth would do. He still hadn't placed his bet just yet and had time to back off, but would he?

[Ranth]

Ranth was surprised to find a woman behind the bar in a place like this, that otherwise adhered to so many of the human stereotypes that he was aware of. He was further surprised to find that she wasn't just the bartender, but the owner as well as she exercised that authority to shout him a complimentary beer. For a moment, he thought he'd inadvertently earned the wrath of his fellow patrons, but after a moment of uncertainty it seemed that they protested more in jest than anything else and he relaxed a little as he took the bar.

"Thank you ma'am", Ranth said politely as he took a long pull from the mug. He watched and listened carefully to her banter as she drew out a deck of cards and shuffled with practiced ease before dealing out cards for a game that even Ranth had not only heard of, but actually played on a handful of occasions. For a moment, Ranth hesitated as he wondered if it was really a good idea to take the woman up on her offer of gambling.

However, Ranth's hesitation wasn't because he was worried about the woman cheating him, so much as he was concerned that he might cheat the woman. For you see, whilst in the Academy, Ranth had proven himself a master of the art that humans knew as 'card counting'. In certain games, black jack in particular, it was possible by the very nature of the game to use memorisation in order to skew the odds of the game in his favour. Of course, it wasn't an exact science and there were no true guarantees, but the more rounds he played the higher his chances of knowing when to bet high for maximum gains.

Deciding it was best to just play a hand or two for politeness sake, Ranth smiled graciously as he was dealt a total of 19 in his starting hand. It was an awkward number in many ways, as there were a large number of cards still in the deck and since the dealer could win with any combination of 5 cards, the odds were in her favour. Conversely, Ranth could only win if he got a higher score with fewer cards than the dealer. Still, with his rather unique method of earning money he supposed he could afford to bet once or twice.

"Nothing ventured, nothing gained", he sighed as he placed 50 coppers on the table. "If I lose, I suppose you can think of it as an apology for not coming sooner", he grinned before adding, "though if I win, then perhaps it's a sign that I should make a night of it and we could invite some others to join in"

Copper's remaining: 240

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She smiled given that he took the bet and didn't even raise, it seemed that he was ready to have a bit of fun. She gave Ranth a soft smile before flipping over a card and reviling a four for herself. She let out a squee of glee given that she won the bet with ease. Grabbing the copper pieces he placed on the counter and dragged them over to her side of the counter, bouncing a bit with the glee of simply winning. All the men at the bar saw easy her bouncing giving a lewd smile at the sight of her jumping up and down. Ranth, would have a front row view as she had to lean over the counter to grab the coins.

After a few moment she calmed down and smiled at Ranth before gently caressing his arm with her hand. “So lets go again sweety ~ I'm sure you'll get a win this time.” She leaned in close to him again attempting to use her charm to seduce him to play more hands. At this angle it would be very hard for Ranth to avoid gazing into her ample bosom given that she was essentially pushing it right into his face. A place that most men in the bar would kill for, Ranth could feel the gaze of all of the men in the bar at the back of his head.

Ranth normally could probably resist her charm and walk away. Sadly for Ranth this wasn't the real world where logic could apply allowing him to use logic and reason to simply walk away from this bet. At this time Ranth would hear the sounds of the fullbringer cackle and laugh and oddly the sound of rolling dice for a moment before the fullbringer came out laughing fully and screaming at Ranth.” Well normie time for you to make a wisdom roll, but since you can't roll dice I guess I'll roll them for you.” Ranth would soon learn if he failed the roll that suddenly he would be convinced into playing another game of black jack simply by her charm.

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[Ranth]

Ranth sighed as she revealed a 4, which brought her flush with his own score of 19. According to the standard rules of Blackjack, the dealer wins in the event of a tie. As the bartender raked back the coppers from the table, his only compensation for the coins was the view of her ample cleavage bouncing up and down, threatening to break free of their restraints with each bounce.

Ordinarily, Ranth would have cut his losses there- as he'd indicated when he'd first agreed to the wager. However, as the woman touched his arm, he was suddenly overwhelmed by the desire to play another hand. After all, money wasn't exactly hard to come by in this world and the woman was both good company and easy on the eye to boot, so as a dazed smile spread across his features and his eyes glazed over ever so slightly, he found himself sliding 50 more coppers across the table as she dealt out two more cards face up for Ranth and two more cards face dowwn for herself.

This time, Ranth found that he'd been dealt a ten and a four, for a total of 14. Knowing his chances of winning without hitting was next to zero, Ranth rapped his knuckles lightly against the counter of the bar in the universal signal that he wished to be dealt another card. If it was a 7, that would be perfect but if he got anything higher than a 5 and lower than an 8 then he'd feel fairly comfortable sitting.

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She smiled as he agreed to play another game, yet a frown came out as she saw his hand and her hand she got a seventeen, one of the worst possible hands to pull in this game. Low enough that it wouldn't win outright, but high enough that pulling any card was too risky. Ranth's hand on the other hand was in a much better position, depending on what he would get it would make it so that he would win. Given that he knocked on the counter she knew that he would want another card and that she would have to give it to him.

As she flipped over the card a five came up giving him a total of nineteen, he had won this round if she didn't draw a card, however she knew that when it came to odds she was at a loss. With a soft sigh she flipped a card for herself and the moment she did she saw that she would bust and lose the hand. With a sad and upset voice she said “well I guess you won this round, but I'll get you in the next one.” Before she could even mill out the cards two men sat down right next to Ranth one on either side. “Oh you two are joining huh.”

One of the men nodded while both of them placed down their copper pieces. Ranth wouldn't know the men, however they both looked like brothers one was bit taller than the other while one had more facial hair. “Well if we're going to play with four lets make it more interesting, one hundred copper pieces now and let's play some poker.” Both of the men agreed as they placed down more copper and all of them waited to see what Ranth would do. She would already be shuffling the deck right now waiting to see if Ranth would agree. After all there was the chance to earn 300 copper a hand essentially doubling his money with each win.