"What is the meaning of this!"? she exclaimed at Knucklebiter as she turned to face him. The infuriatingly smug goblin just grinned wider showing off his full collection of teeth. Oh how she hated that smug attitude of his, but what was she to do. "Friends shop. Looking for smart rug wearer. You might do"?  said the goblin in halting common. It was like trying to decipher a toddlers speech at times with this, well she needed to continue on. "So whats next then Knucklebiter?"? asked Su''lia, she was not sure if she should go in and the power she felt from the door honestly took her aback.


    Excuse me, have you seen a goblin? He just entered the store and I seemed to have lost him." Looking at her, he continued to clean the glass in his hand and nodded his head. In an elegant voice he spoke to her, "You mean that scoundrel Knucklebiter? He went to get the shop master. Seems some, what did he call you, ah that is right some ''smart rug wearer'' was found."? the bartender chuckled at this. "Would you like something to drink?" he asked Su''lia, inwardly cursing her lack of manners, "Su''lia, and yes. Do you have any Twine Peaks Holova?"? she missed the drink, its spicy yet sweet aftertaste coupled by its smooth feel going down before the life giving warmth explodes through ones body, ah, what a drink.


    "Holova eh? Hmm, not a request I hear often. Maybe, AH! Here it is."? It had taken the bartender a few moments to find the slightly dust covered bottle but she knew Holova when she saw it. The slightly pink color of the drink had a dim glow behind the veneer of dust on the bottle. She guessed it was maybe a three year old bottle. Good time for it to build its flavor. "Would you like some ice with this Ms Su''lia? OH! Where are my manners, I am Meltra, humble barkeep at the ''The Merchants Magician''." as Meltra introduced himself he smiled and did a small bow. Really just more of an incline of his head. This content has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.


    "I will not bite you little human."? her toothy grin was not exactly reassuring but she made the attempt to be kind, she would be lying though if she said that it did not give her any sort of thrill to tease the scrawny human. Heeding her gesture, he came forward and sat down though he still sounded like he might be muttering to something.


    Want anything to drink Mr.?". Meltra seemed to be doing what bartenders do best, dig for information. The human spoke up, "Kailo, Kailo Skybrand."? he stated politely "Um, sure, can I get a Culdova on the rocks please?" Kailo inquired. This made Meltra and Su''lia raise their eyebrows. A Culdova was a potent drink, mixing a dash of half-orc Holova, elvish Beam Whiskey, halfling Runt Rum, and to top it all off dwarven Mountain Jewel Scotch. While sounding horrendous in its combination, it was actually a drink favored by those who could drink most people under the table. Even dwarves stayed away from the drink which would tell anyone to stay away.


    "Are you sure, Kailo was it? That is a pretty potent drink."? Meltra asked cautiously. Silently Su''lia agreed, she had seen a dwarf once try a Culdova and in less than five minutes he was out like a light. Kailo just smiled and nodded "Absolutely, this is one of my favorite drinks. Heavy on the rocks though." he said a bit sheepishly. Su''lia smiled and took a bit of a liking to the boy. He was smart enough to know that the ice would help him out and he likely would just sip the drink. She leaned closer to the young man"So, Kailo, what brings you to this shop? Are you a Krix Racer?"?  she asked curiously, she knew nothing of the little human but he was much better company than the missing Kuncklebiter to be certain. He grinned sheepishly again "A, friend, suggested this place to me. She said that this would be a great place to get some information on the Race and maybe even a group to join."?. He was straightforward with her and she definitely appreciated that. She smiled at him and placed an elbow on the bar, she laid her chin onto her upwards palm and ignoring Meltra''s glare she stated "You too eh? I happen to be in the same shoes though I am looking for some Stones to help me out."