I'll give YE a poke! (Neeu)

[Gummy]

Ellix enjoyed visiting with her two brothers here in Orro, but she wasn't much a fan of their entertainment. She sipped politely at her malt-drink, wrinkling her nose at the taste. It wasn't her favorite drink in the world, but it was cheap, and she wasn't going to spend all of her hard-earned marks on wine. Wine was a delicious treat-- she was particularly fond of Benden White-- but it was expensive to get the imported stuff all the way down here. She got it perhaps once a year. Other times, she splurged on sweet honey wine, but even that wasn't very cheap. For a simple trip to visit her brothers, malt drinks worked just fine to give her a more carefree buzz. She needed to loosen up to be able to laugh with her brothers. It was hard to be the only girl in the family. In being their sister, she needed to learn to hold both her ground and her liquor. Whenever she visited the tanner-brothers, Ivinix and Illivax, they always met at the same pub on the outskirts of the city. It was easy for them to keep their wagon, stock, and draybeasts nearby, while also be in an area that the brothers could visit. Ellix's oldest brother, Elixy, let out a big, booming laugh, accidentally sloshing his malt-drink on his beard.

She tuned them out. She didn't find it fun to whistle at the the servers like her brothers were doing. At least her brothers weren't bothering her, though. Ellix did know how to hold her ground in a pinch. They'd learned that the hard way when they poked fun at her once. So she gave them a poke, and boy, did she ever give them a poke! Working with bovines day in and day out gave her lots of muscles.

Again, Ellix sipped at her malt drink. Then, she heard her brothers sniggering. With a frown, she looked over at them, glaring.

"What're you laughing about, Iv?"

"Didn't you notice the way your server was looking at you, Ellie?" Ivinix teased. She blushed, looking into her lap, annoyed. She wished her brothers didn't get involved in this, but at the same time, she knew she should be looking for a husband.

"Mind your own business, Iv, or I'll give you a black eye to match your tunic."

Her brothers all exchanged a smirk, but Ellix chose not to comment on it. She hated when they brought up the subject of men. It wasn't like she wasn't trying. She knew that she'd have to leave Elixy's farm sooner or later, but it was embarrassing when they brought it up. She sighed. Next visit to Orro, she swore, she'd try seeing if she could buy some land.

[Neeq Machine]

"Look who it is!" Ev'ryn probably spent more time than he should in Orro, but what was a couple evenings a week spent making friends with the Orroans? Good relations, he called it, and besides, they brewed a mean malt. "Nix, Vax! How're you, lads? And good day to you," he added, with a nod to the big and bearded man. It rarely hurt to be polite to a stranger, and he looked like a friend of the brothers. The lanky brownrider strode over, a tall green glass mug nearly foaming over with a thick, dark beer. He plopped down on the bench opposite them, not sloshing more than a drop out of his mug, which he licked off the chilled glass before winking at Ellix.

"Who's the lovely lady?" he asked, waggling his near-invisible brows at her. "Friend of yours?"

Are you going to get yourself thrown out of the inn? Pouriparth asked drily. What if she is their wife? Or beloved virgin sister? There was little worry in the dragon's voice, just dry reminder that Ev'ryn could get in trouble by blatantly and outrageously flirting with the young woman.

Ah, well, South Run has made friend in Orro. They haven't had Benden wines since the Second Pass, and I bought some off the smugglers scarce a month ago. I could probably buy her for a keg of white, he commented cheerfully to the brown, before raising his mug to the brothers and taking a drink. "Mm," he commented, his eyes closed and a picture of near-ecstasy on his face. "Now that's a beer!" Ev'ryn raised a hand to signal a server to come over, and ordered sliced bread with salted butter. It cost more marks than grease, but butter was not something he often got to eat at Benden, where all anyone cared about was wine and fine meats.

[Gummy]

At the loud exclamation, Ellix nearly choked on her drink as she stared at the man who bustled in. The two younger brothers grinned at the man who came to sit with them. Rolling her eyes, Ellix returned to her drink. Great, just what she needed. Why couldn't she enjoy a reunion with her brothers in peace without some obnoxious friend? She sighed and let her brothers eagerly start up a conversation with the man.

"G'day to you, Ev," Ivinix said cheerfully. "Just throwing back a few with the boys and our baby sister." He stuck his tongue out at Ellix, which she responded to by giving him a swift kick under the table. Ivinix flinched. Baby sister, she thought. Hardly! Oh, she'd give him a poke all right. As soon as they left this tavern, she'd show that tanner brother of hers what a real tanning is! She'd whip his backside raw with the belt off her skirt--

"This is our older brother, Elixy-- he runs a farm with his wife and kids. We grew up on that farm, actually, and Ellix-- our sister, I mean-- still lives there," Illivax explained, staying true to his reputation of talking too much. Elixy nodded as his name was spoken and offered a hand to the rider. Ellix, on the other hand, gave the man a stern look as if to say Back off. Oh, she caught that look he gave her, and she didn't approve at all. He bore rider knots, which meant he wouldn't be good husband material. Very few dragonriders made good farmers. Very few.

"Nah, Ev, don't need to order butter here, Ellix would be more than happy to fetch you some of her home-made butter. She takes care of the dairy up at the farm," Illivax added, looking to Elixy to make sure it was okay. He nodded. Ellix's nostrils flared as she glared at Illivax. So he was giving away her butter now! What an ungrateful wretch he was!

"I don't live to serve, you arse," she told him as she got up, deftly boxing the side of his head. "Elixy, you'd better pay it back."

"My farm," Elixy chortled. Glaring, she got up and went to fetch some of her homemade perfectly-sellable butter.

[KelLill]

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