🧝‍♀️ The Tavern Girl (1) 🧝‍♀️ (Gender Neutral) (Medieval Fantasy Setting) (Strangers to Lovers) (English Accent)

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Has anyone seen to this party here? No? Right, okay, I guess I'll do it then.

Welcome friends, how may I be of service? And how many rooms will you be requiring? I see your party is rather extensive.

Oh my. Right, well, um, we weren't expecting such a large number of guests, but, um, well if you'd just like to follow me into the parlour. Yes, this way.

Oh, be careful of the hanging dragon tooth. That's right, bend if you have to. Okay, try not to kill the guests, try not to kill the guests, try not to kill the guests.

Um, if you'd all like to help yourself to the bar. Oh, apparently you don't need permission. Right, well, um, please make yourselves comfortable, um, if that's any more possible, and I'll go sort out the rooms.

Brilliant. Madam, a large party of twenty. They need rooms for the night.

Um, wizards, warlocks, a bard, and I think I saw an elf or two. Um, not sure, uh, let me check. Um, no, no, no, definitely not.

Um, oh, well, they look relatively human. Um, why? Madam, just because they are human doesn't mean they're any more trustworthy than the others.

Right, right, well then, what shall I tell the human? Hmm. Okay, um, let's see how well that goes down.

Um, excuse me. Yes, hello again. Um, unfortunately we only have twelve spare rooms, but they are spacious ones, so if your men and women don't mind sharing, then.

.. Yes. I suppose you don't have much choice now.

There's no other tavern for miles, and by the look of your party, they're in no mood for a long walk. So, shall I tell the madam to go ahead and prepare them? Perfect.

Oh, yes? Oh dear. Oh no, you're right.

My accent is not the usual. I tried faking it in the beginning, but as it turns out, I'm a bit of a poor actress. Why don't I tell you about it? Well, I just might.

I'll, um, I'll just go confirm with the madam. Excuse me. Well, what do you know? Someone mildly interesting.

They'll take them, madam. Yes, such a big, interesting party. But they usually pay the best.

I'm sure they mean no ill will, madam. They're probably just passing through. We have had stranger, believe me.

Well, what would ease your mind? Watch over them? For how long? The whole evening? But what about the other.

.. Oh, um, all right. Well, what should I do? Entertain them? Madam, please, you can't be serious.

I'm not exactly the most entertaining. Ah. Yes, madam.

Right away. I left royalty for this. That's confirmed for you.

You're here for the night. The madam has deemed it fit for me to be at your personal request this evening. Um, did I say something funny, or.

.. It's not that, it's. ..

Please don't think ill of her. She's a good woman, she. ..

She's just afraid of the unknown. Am I? Well, if the choices I've made are anything to go by, I'd say not.

Your party seems to be having a good time. Has it been a long journey? Back from.

.. battle? You're warriors, then? So, you're essential in this war that we're having.

Oh. Mercenaries? Well, I never thought you'd be that desperate.

Oh. I'm sorry, I. ..

I just. .. I didn't expect the king to.

.. Forgive me, that was. ..

I'm sorry. Oh? I was going to tell you more about my accent, wasn't I? Well, as obvious as it may be, I haven't always been in such humble circumstances.

Highborn, fortunate, whatever you want to call it. I was it. No.

Not anymore. Thank the gods. I know, I know.

That must seem such a. .. Spoilt thing to say.

I know how fortunate I was. To be fed. To wear beautiful clothes.

To not have to worry. But. ..

The awful. .. And ungrateful truth is.

.. It was suffocating. I know.

What a spoiled woman I am. Please feel free to judge me. Well.

Then you be the rarity. Forgive me, I. ..

I should learn when is the time to talk and when is not. Well, perhaps you are right. When is a better time? I hope you won't find this an impertinent question, but.

.. Why do they call you a seeker? Your party, I mean.

Are you. .. Their leader? Well, you, um.

.. Don't often meet soldiers with such. ..

Illustrious titles. I knew it. So.

.. What makes you a seeker? It cannot possibly be as foolish as the spoiled lady running away from her castle.

Then. .. You're the.

.. The chosen one. Aren't you? You're the one they talk about.

The one who's supposed to end it all, end the war. Well. ..

I had. .. No idea.

Well, for starters, we don't call you the seeker around here. Um. ..

Actually, I just think we call you the one who's supposed to end the war. Original, isn't it? Well, seeker.

.. You have quite the task ahead of you, don't you? I have to say.

.. I don't envy you one bit. What a mess.

So. .. What's the plan? You're just going to charge up to Frawler and demand that she pack it in? Well, a good B-plan, right? Are you afraid? What? I can't be the only person to have asked you that, surely? Really? Oh.

Well? There you are. Well, I, um.

.. I suppose when everyone knows you as Chosen One or Seeker, people forget that you're just. ..

So. .. Are you? Well.

.. I guess that means you know what you're getting yourself into. This may seem like a ridiculous thing to say, but.

.. I am sorry. I'm sorry this has fallen to you.

I'm sorry you can't run from it. It must be. ..

Suffocating. No running away for you. Um.

.. How about a drink? Nothing so terrible that ale can't make it a little less so? Or so the men tell me.

To tell you the truth, I can't stomach the stuff. Here you are. You're welcome, Seeker.

Hm? Oh. That's.

.. Your name. Ha.

Ha ha ha. Oh. No, I'm.

.. I'm sorry, I. ..

It's just. .. You're.

.. The Seeker. So defined, so important, and.

.. Then your name is so. ..

Normal. Ha ha ha. Normal is.

.. Normal's good. Ha ha ha.

Oh. I'm Tia. ..

Um. .. Tea.

Just tea. No. No.

Oh. I think you're mistaken, Seeker. I am no princess.

Not anymore. Never again. Now if you excuse me, I believe other members of your party need attending too.