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I nodded in agreement with Kira. The only place that was better than this inn that I had stayed at was in my own room in the cabin. At least there it was my own space. I frowned a little at Artemis and noticed the way that Gen did the same. I patter her arm softly, reassuring her that it was just his bad attitude and not the room. She smiled at Alistair.
"I'll pay for enough rooms for them all, then," I told Gen. "I might stay here tomorrow, but I'll stay at the cabin tonight."
She nodded quickly. "I'll put it in the books, then," she told me. "Just head downstairs when you're ready to pay."

((Guys, I am going to turn in in 6 minutes, I wanna be up early for the parade. My fam needs all the hands we can get for free taffy.))

Aiden: "Thank you so much for allowing us to stay here. Nic wasn't kidding when he said how nice this was."

Liv: I gave Artemis a look when he went to say something and he shut up immediately.

((Lol I'm in the parade and have to be set up for it by 8:30))
I glared at Artemis as she headed down the stairs. "Look, I get you don't want to be here," I told him, "But can you at least try to be nice to other people? I didn't enjoy being in the other worlds but at least I wasn't rude to everyone I came into contact with." I sighed a little, shaking my head as I headed downstairs to pay.

Aiden: I walked over to Artemis and grabbed him by the front of his shirt and pulled him close to my face. "Listen up, you self-entitled jerk. You do anything to upset Nic or insinuate in any way that his source of joy, A.K.A., his home is insignificant or lame, and I will let you know what being punched by indestructible metal feels like seven times."
Alistair: I grabbed Aiden's shoulder and pushed him away gently.

I stood as Gen booked the rooms for them and told me the price. I paid, attempting to sneak a few extra gold royals in the payment."
"No," she insisted firmly, trying to hand me them back. I put my hands in the air and stepped away from her.
"Oh, sorry. I can't accept than back. And don't you dare try getting my friends to take the extra when I'm not here," I said, pausing to look back up the stairs where my friends still resided. "Just consider it payment for taking extra care of them for me."
She sighed a little but added the coins to her coin purse.
"I'll get them out of here for now and bring them by later," I told her as I headed back up the stairs. "Less bickering more moving," I called to my friends as I stood in the doorway.

Aiden: I shot one more look at Artemis before walking over to Nic.

I raised an eyebrow at Aiden. "Don't provoke him," I whispered as he walked over to me. "Being mean to him will only worsen his bad attitude." After I made it clear not to bicker with Artemis anymore I led them outside, waving to Gen and telling her I'd bring them back my later
"Visit more!" she called.
"Yes, ma'am," I grinned and exited the building with my friends, turning to study them. They had appropriate clothes now and had adjusted well enough to them not to seem nearly as uncomfortable. Now, as Olivia pointed out, they were in need of weapons from my home. After that, I told myself, then I'll get to spend some time with Bronze and Caldwell, maybe even take an overnight ride to Will's fief to let him and Madelyn know I'm alright. "Do all you need weapons?"

Artemis shook his head saying he didn’t need a weapon.

I nodded and led them through the market again, headed straight for a particular shop that I had heard good things about from overhearing conversations. I looked at the price range and nodded, content. They weren't going to be the highest quality weapons, but they would do. My friends likely weren't going to be here for very long using them anyway, so there was little to no point in going up a level in quality.

((I saw you in the parade, and I was like "That's my best friend on the drum thingy! My mom was yelling your name, but I think you were too far to hear, but I was happy because I saw you.))

Aiden: I looked around. "So, what are we looking for?"

((Lol I was probably dying. Hopefully y'all didn't see me at the part where I dropped my drumstick!!))
"Weapons that you guys can use here. None of you are so much as touching a gun here," I told him. "They don't exist here. Not yet, anyway. So if you need a sword or even just a dagger find one that feels good in your hand and isn't too heavy."

((No, I don't think so.))

Aiden: "Daggers are probably closer to what I can work with."
Alistair: "A sword, for me. That's my preferred weapon."

((Lol I was so embarrassed after dropping it because I had to play with one hand for a while after than until someone retrieved it for me))
I pointed each of them in the right direction. Olivia followed after Alistair since both of them were looking for swords. I glanced at Kira curiously. "You need anything?"

((Oh wow. I was just happy to see you, though. You looked so intense and serious.))

Kira: "I'm find with whatever. I know how to use all of these weapons."

((That's because tenors are heavy and really hurt your shoulders after a while. And it was really hot outside.))
I nodded, though I wondered how and why she knew all the weapons. I let her get to work picking a weapon she liked, offering my knowledge to my friends if they needed it.

((Yeah, I figured that out from remembering the messages you sent me.))

Aiden: I found a set of knives that looked suitable to my skill set.

"Does everyone who needed something have something now?" I asked my group, ready to pay. They were turning this into a quite hefty sum with the clothes, shoes, weapons, and inn rooms. Granted I had more than enough to pay for that since rangers get paid very well, but part of me grimaced at the quick use of money. There wasn't a way to get around it though.

"I'm good!" Kira called. She had a knife about the length of her forearm.

I glanced at her long knife a little nervously. Part of me wondered if I should have given them sharp objects, but they were all around my age and had worked with other weapons so it wasn't just me giving small children dangerous weapons. I checked what everyone had grabbed and paid for it all quickly. The shop clerk quickly handed them all the correct scabbards for their weapons.

“Thank you Nic sorry we wasted so much money.”

I shrugged at her a little. "It's not like I don't get plenty," I reassured her. "The part of me that grew up on the streets isn't too happy with a the spending, but it really is fine. If I was nervous about the price then I wouldn't have tipped every merchant we bought from."

I nodded slightly, “Makes sense, I kinda do that too.”

I looked around and found the sun, figuring out what time it was from the position the sun was in the sky. "It's only about 3," I told my friends as they buckled the scabbards around their waists. "We have some time before I'll lead you back to the inn. We could head back to the cabin if you want, or you could explore around if you think you wont get lost and would make it back to Caldwell's in a couple hours. It's up to you guys." I personally planned on heading back to the cabin. I definitely had Bronze waiting patiently for apples at home and I didn't want to keep him waiting any longer.

"Why don't we do what you want to? It's your world, you can show us your favorite places."