All good things to those who wait

You figured it'd be a while before they finally stopped for the night so you decided to just listen in on their conversations and enjoy the inventory slot you were put in. They talked about random things and even some stuff you didn't understand. Like, what's a "fone"? And why does the barbarian insist on talking about something called a "kar"?

After they talked about stuff you didn't know about (probably because it wasn't part of this game), you decided to tune it out for now and check out the other items in the inventory. Oddly enough, Alex had some interesting things in here. There was a book that was about his goddess, a few potions that were probably for healing and mana, and... a key? What was the key for?

Unable to figure out what the key went to, you suddenly felt something grab the egg and pull you from the inventory. You didn't realize it but you're now in a tavern, most likely the town that the barbarian was hired in. Alex gently put you down onto a table, smiling cutely.

"What do you think, Zee? Could be a dragon egg, right?"

You recognized the energy of Alex and Ashley but the barbarian was nowhere around. This third figure was new. This one was a dwarf. She had beautiful red curly hair that contradicted her tough features. She had muscles and showed off a lot of cleavage, her face covered in soot. You remembered that dwarves were great mechanics and, given the right level and effort, could build practically anything. This must've been Zee.

The dwarf scratched her chin and hummed a little as she grabbed your egg to turn it... and again, information flooded your mind. You saw the place that she worked, the quests she'd been on, the amazing things she'd built... and the guys she'd beaten up for hitting on her. This was one tough woman.

"It's hard to say... the color isn't the bright or metallic color that their eggs usually have. If it is a dragon, it could be a completely new type that they're trying to introduce into the game."

Alex seemed to love this answer as he smiled bigger, bouncing in his seat. The same couldn't be said about Ashley, her face still full of disgust.

"If that thing is a new dragon, you better keep it hidden, Alex. As much as I hate the ugly color... it's probably valuable."

She glanced around at the other tables... and you realized you were in the back corner of the tavern, away from everyone else. You could sense all those warm bodies... and even some cold ones. They moved around like water, flowing together, being loud. You weren't sure if you liked it or not.

Alex nodded as he went to grab the egg but Zee quickly pulled it away from him. "Hold on... you're not exactly a tough cookie... if someone wanted this, they could easily get it from you... let me hold onto it tonight and you can have it back in the morning to identify it."

Alex looked at her for a moment, debating. Ashley nudged his arm, nodding her head. "Let her have it... she can keep it safe... and besides that, I don't want to look at it tonight..."

You wondered what she meant by that... until the answer came to you from Zee's mind. These two shared a room at every tavern they slept in. It was nothing sexual: two beds separated. They were like siblings.