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An airship captain! Aetheria thought to herself and was surprised by his title. She decided to pay him respect, so she stood up from her bar stool and bowed with respect. Aetheria studied Kyren with a curiosity. She traveled a lot, but it must be amazing to be an airship captain! The sights he must have seen...

Aetheria realized she was caught up in her thoughts and blushed. She took her seat, finished her sweet alcoholic drink and was about to order another, when she realized she was all out of coin. Upon the realization of her state of affairs, she blushed then cleared her throat and looked shyly at Captain Kyren. She didn't want to admit that she had no way of paying for her drink, so she fidgeted for a moment, before making eye contact with Kyren. Her cheeks were still red with embarrassment and she wanted to crawl somewhere and hide. Aetheria watched him order his drink and with a soft voice, made the humiliation obvious:

"I hate to trouble you, Captain Kyren, because we just met and all..." She stammered, nervous of what he might say. What if he laughed at her foolishness? Aetheria looked down at her fidgeting hands and finally asked.

"...could you perhaps order me a drink as well?" She realized in horror, what she was asking. They had just met and she was already asking for a free drink!

"If it wouldn't trouble you, that is..." She stammered, her cheeks flushed with a rosy shade. Aetheria looked to the bartender in utter humiliation. Money had never been a problem before, but she hadn't quested in awhile and she was looking for work. Aetheria played with a strand of her hair and realized she hadn't even told her her name!

"I'm so sorry, my name is Aetheria Moonblade! I normally have money, but I've been looking for work..." She trailed off and waited to see how he would react to her rather embarrassingly blunt request. Aetheria decided to find out more about Kyren. He did mention he was a beast slayer.

"What's the most difficult beast you've slain? I'd like to hear of your adventures." Aetheria said, then felt more at ease.