Me | I'm bringing the wine from the monastery. | |
Orlan | Excellent. That's what I've been waiting for. | |
Orlan | I have already agreed on the price with Master Gorax. I'll give you the 100 gold coins straightaway. | |
Me | All right, give me the gold, then. | |
Orlan | Here you go. It was a pleasure doing business with you. | |
Me | Are you trying to pull a fast one? The price is 240 gold coins. | |
Orlan | So, Gorax warned you, did he? All right, maybe the two of us can do a bit of business. Look - I'll give you 100 gold pieces for the wine. | |
Orlan | You tell Gorax that I pulled the wool over your eyes and you'll get FOUR spell scrolls from me. | |
Me | Hey, just give me the 240 gold coins. | |
Orlan | You don't want to do business, eh? -sigh- All right, here's the gold. | |
Me | All right, sounds fair enough. Give me those spell scrolls. | |
Orlan | Here are the spell scrolls and the gold. | |
Me | What kind of spell scrolls are they? | |
Orlan | No idea - I don't know anything about that. They're from a guest who ... eh ... forgot them here, yeah. | |
Me | Who are you? | |
Orlan | I'm Orlan, the keeper of this modest tavern. | |
Orlan | What are you looking for, stranger? Maybe a decent sword, or a good piece of armor? | |
Orlan | A good swig from the country stills, or just some information? | |
Orlan | I can give you all that and more, if your coins ring. | |
Me | Do you know that fellow with the eyepatch? | |
Orlan | I've seen him here before. A nasty piece of work. | |
Orlan | Back then, he moved into one of my upstairs rooms, along with a huge crate. | |
Orlan | He had to be constantly nagged about paying the rent for his room. And even then, he took his own sweet time about it. | |
Orlan | Then, one day, he vanished just like that - along with the crate. I don't want anything to do with the likes of him. | |
Me | Am I being paranoid, or are you staring at my ring? | |
Orlan | I'm not quite sure what to make of that. | |
Me | It's an aquamarine. Ever seen one before? | |
Orlan | Yes, I have. Welcome to headquarters, Brother of the Ring. | |
Orlan | ... even if you appear to be a few candles short of an altar. | |
Orlan | What can I do for you? | |
Me | Man! I belong to the 'Ring of Water'! | |
Orlan | Do you now? Hard to believe they would pick such a moron. | |
Orlan | What do you want? | |
Me | Have you ever used a teleporter stone? | |
Orlan | Are you out of your mind? As long as none of the Water Mages swears to me that there's no danger, I'm not going anywhere near those things. | |
Orlan | They ordered me to hide one of those teleporter stones, and apart from that I'm staying well away from them. | |
Me | Can I have a look at this teleporter stone? | |
Orlan | I don't care. Here's the key. I've blocked the entrance. | |
Me | Where is this teleporter stone? | |
Orlan | There's a cave to the south, not far from my tavern. That's where the Water Mages found one of those things. | |
Me | I'm here to join the Ring of Water! | |
Orlan | (curtly) I see no ring here. Can I get you a drink? | |
Me | I heard that the 'Ring' is going to meet in your tavern. | |
Orlan | That's right. They should be starting just about now. | |
Orlan | I wonder what's taking them so long? | |
Me | The meeting is today? | |
Orlan | Yes, at least that's what I seem to recall. | |
Orlan | I hope it won't get so late again. | |
Me | They should be here before long. | |
Orlan | We'll see. | |
Me | What kind of armor can you offer me? | |
Orlan | I have here a very nice piece that is sure to please you. | |
Me | I'd like to buy the leather armor. | |
Orlan | A wise decision. | |
Orlan | Sorry. Once you have the wherewithal, we can do business. | |
Me | I'll think about it. | |
Orlan | As you like. But don't wait too long. | |
Me | Show me your wares. | |
Orlan | Certainly, Brother of the Ring. | |
Orlan | Of course. It is an honor for me to receive such an important guest. | |
Orlan | Of course, sir. | |
Orlan | If you can pay. | |
Me | How much do you charge for a room? | |
Orlan | For a brother of the 'Ring'? Nothing. | |
Orlan | For a knight of the King, I always have a room available. Free of charge, of course. | |
Orlan | I would never dare to take money from one of Innos' earthly representatives for my services . | |
Orlan | Here's the key to the upper rooms. Pick one for yourself. | |
Orlan | Give me 50 gold coins for a week, and you can choose a room. | |
Me | All right. Here's the dough. | |
Orlan | Here's the key. The rooms are upstairs. But don't get everything dirty and pay your rent on time, understand? | |
Orlan | You don't have 50. Money first, then pleasure. | |
Me | Damn expensive. | |
Orlan | Then you'll have to look elsewhere, my friend. | |
Orlan | (slimily) I am delighted with your distinguished visit. Stay as long as you like. It is an honor. | |
Orlan | When will I finally get my rent? | |
Me | Here's your 50 gold coins. | |
Orlan | Well, it's about time. | |
Orlan | Where are you hanging around all day? | |
Me | You don't want to know. | |
Orlan | Mmh. Well, it's none of my business anyway. | |
Orlan | Say, are you trying to trick me? You don't even have enough money to pay for that meal. I'll teach you, you ... | |
Me | Forget it. I'm not paying any more. | |
Orlan | Well, I'll teach you, you miserable cheat. | |
Orlan | There you are, finally. I've been waiting for you. | |
Me | What happened? | |
Orlan | The drinking contest is finally over. | |
Me | Who won? | |
Orlan | This time Randolph has won. Rukhar must have been having a bad day. | |
Orlan | Once again, Rukhar has gotten Randolph pickled. It was only to be expected. | |
Orlan | So, well, I hope that was the last time. I don't want that kind of to-do in my house ever again, remember that. | |
Orlan | That was a fine mess you got me into. Now I can play lookout for Rukhar again. | |
Me | Why? | |
Orlan | As long as he's holding his little contests in there, it's better if no outsider learns about it. It's not good for business, you see? | |
Me | How's it going with your tavern? | |
Orlan | Times have been better, you know? | |
Orlan | People's purses aren't as open as they used to be. | |
Orlan | Hopefully these black magicians will move on soon, otherwise I can close the tavern. | |
Orlan | Almost nobody dares to come here anymore. | |
Me | You're selling mine shares? | |
Orlan | Sure. You can get anything from me, if the price is right. | |