Follow Xenia

You follow Xenia into the back rooms of the guild, where booths lining a hallway lie behind floor length curtains. Enough privacy for delicate contracts, but not so private as to forego the safety of the bar a few meters away.

At the third booth down, Xenia sweeps back the sackcloth curtain and gestures you inside. Familiar as you are with these rooms, you settle yourself at the far end of the low table and take a seat. Entering behind you Xenia let's the curtain fall back into place before removing her cloak. You can't help but appreciate the view as her strawberry blonde curls fall free and the semi-transparent fabric of her draped dress come into view.Ypu don't know much about Praxibia but you suddenly get the impression that it must be a warm place.

"My mistress may have need of you." She sits down next to you rather than opposite as you might have expected. "How many are you and your friends?"

"Four."

"All male?" You raise an eyebrow at this question but press on. You've been an adventurer long enough to not be distracted from business by a pretty face or strange questions.

"Two of us are men, the others are women. I'm going to need more information from you about this job before we go any further though. Just know that we're a skilled team of adventurers who will already be at the party. So what does your mistress need?"

After a moment of appraisal, Xenia finally smiles and a moment later places a short hand on your own.

"She needs help, Mr Vander. And I think you will be able to provide it. Would you allow me to test you?" You hesitate at the strange request. This whole job is strange...