An Ignoble Tale (Act 1.1)

She bit her lip, looking down as she walked out.

He looked over at her, confused.

She didn't seem to acknowledge him as she started down the road.

He hesitated for a moment, walking back into the Inn.

She scratched her head, twitching a bit.

The inn keeper looked up, seeing Audren. "Back so soon?" He asked, wiping the counter down with a rag.

She glanced back, then did a double take, blinking a few times.

"Um, Yes," Audren answered flatly. "even though this is probably a stupid question to ask, could I get that bottle of rum or whatever it was you had?"

The inn keeper looked at him. "If you really insist kid then go ahead, just don't come running to me when things go bad." He got the bottle out from under the counter, holding it out to Audren.

Violet lowered her ears and stopped, looking back at the inn. "...Audren?..."

He nodded, taking the bottle and walking out the door.

She looked to him, raising an eyebrow.

He walked past her, handing over the bottle and continuing down the road.

She looked to the bottle, then to him, following after.

Audren honestly had no idea why he had done that, as it would probably lead to worse things.

"Is this the thing he was talking about?"

He nodded.

She looked down at the bottle.

He looked around, occasionally glancing behind at Violet.

She followed, looking at the cork wrapped in the seal. She used her nails to cut the seal, looking at the cork. "...Weird..."

There was some blood around the top of the bottle, presumably from Audren's hand.

She looked at the blood then glanced over to him.

He was still walking, not paying her any mind.

She looked back down at the bottle, and with some effort, finally opened it.

He lifted up his hand, looking at the gash Violet had left in it earlier.

She took a curious sniff of the contents, then took a small sip. She lowered her ears a bit. "Oh... whoa..."