Situated at the edge of Kingswood Forest, The Stone Dragon tavern is on the border of the King's control. Consequently, it is a hotspot for outlaws and law-abiding citizens alike. A number of secret rooms, doors and passages enable outlaws to hide or make a quick getaway whenever the King's men come swooping in. As there is also an inn here, this is also a popular place for temporary travellers and explorers.
temporary residents
Faeyra
Zohar
Nine
Kaito
Evelyn
Paris
permanent residents
Jacopo, under house arrest
Olive
Alder
Cypress
Effie
Torram
Renn
Nerissa
Sapphire
employees
Olive, Owner
Renn, Bar Staff/Waitress
Jacopo, Gardener
Nine, Bar Staff/Waitress
Zohar, Stable Hand
Paris, Bar Staff
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Bar: Fairies can drink and be merry in this pub-style bar.
Inn: A comfortable place for temporary or permanent residents to stay.
Stables: The stables offer a variety of pens for different animals while their owners are staying in the inn.
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thoth we spend all our time running for our lives, going nowhere
Thoth regarded the Grim Reaper with an expression of extreme annoyance. She wasn’t looking at him; her vibrant blue eyes, the only speck of colour on her otherwise greyscale form, were roving slowly around the room. Presumably she’d honed in on his pendant and had teleported or death portalled or whatever she did here, without looking up where here was. Presumably she hadn’t expected to find her son kneeling in a foot of water in the royal kennels, while bits of debris from the cupboard swirled around him. Most of the dogs had retreated when Aura appeared, unnaturally shy and quiet.
He might have passed a scathing comment, except at that moment a shaking Cypress pressed against him. He put his arms back around her, nodding dumbly. It hadn’t occurred to him to take her home, but now that she’d asked him not to, he couldn’t think of anything else to do. They certainly couldn’t stay here. The walls and doors weren’t waterproof and at any second someone could come and investigate why the royal kennels appeared to be leaking. Neither of them were in a position to flee or fight. It was also hard to think of anywhere else they could go; camp was as inappropriate as the tavern and Poppy’s house in the mountains was too far.
Gritting his teeth, he glanced up at his mother again, who was now watching them both with an expression he only recognised from the mirror. She was chewing her lower lip in the exact same way he did when he was distressed or nervous, her brow furrowed slightly. She might have been contemplating an interesting book or a complex problem, he couldn’t decide which.
She might be a help if guards came knocking, but Thoth wasn’t keen to put that to the test. They needed to get away from here, even if only to the middle of nowhere, but... He glanced back down again, eyeing the rope burns on the wrist of the hand clinging to his shirt. Her other arm had dropped to her side, presumably broken or sprained, and there were marks – dirt, redness and some swelling – across other parts of her anatomy. If they got away, then what? He’d only have to come back here to get the doctor. Even if her arm wasn’t broken, his hand definitely was; he could barely move his fingers.
He took a breath, making a concerted effort to keep his voice level when he spoke. “Mum, go get Danny.”
“Right.” Aura took hold of the scythe firmly with both hands, her frown increasing. “Who?”
“He’ll be in the hospital wing in the castle,” Thoth snapped back. “You probably go there often enough.”
She just nodded. He wasn’t exactly sure what happened next – she sort of twisted her scythe and vanished. Thoth leant his cheek against Cypress’s forehead in silence, unable to think of anything to say.
Thoth was right; she did come here often enough. You’d’ve thought they were used to her. The nearest nurse froze when Aura stepped out of the shadows, his eyes widening and mouth quivering. Aura repeated the name Thoth had given her and the nurse whimpered, pointing to a door on the far side of the room.
The room was small – a residential chamber, probably – and contained two beds which were both full. One bed was occupied by an elderly man with thick-rimmed glasses who was talking non-stop in decidedly critical tones at a teenage boy bent over the young woman in the other bed. The conversation (well – more of a monologue, really) stopped as soon as Aura entered the room, clicking the door quietly shut behind her. The young woman, whose face was horror-stricken, struggled to sit up against a wall of pillows. Aura ignored her, studying the teenager with unconcealed curiosity.
“Daniel?” She questioned, holding out a hand. “I need you to come with me.”