The tavern was warm that night.
The low drumming of boots against the wooden floor mingling with the plucky voice of the lute and her player. Jaunty shouts echoing for each battle one that day; for each live or town saved in a split second act of heroism that each believed deserved to be written in the tomes of history. Each patron of the bar too deep into celebrations or their drink to pick a fight.
It was as if the Golden City had opened its doors to the weary and worn if even just for the night. The people here had won the fight of the day. They had survived another day with the sky being torn open.
They deserved this, and the woman couldn’t have agreed more.
“Nice to see us little people able to enjoy ourselves for once,” The half-elf beamed, leaning back in her seat with a grin pressed against her lips. Her mace ever at her side; leaning against the same chair. A blue gaze shifted towards her table-mate for the night. “Guessin’ by the numbers here, you managed to patch up most’a ‘em up okay.”
Everything had gone weird ever since the hole in the sky had opened up. There was more demand for her and her friends’ services which in itself wasn’t a bad thing. (Andraste knew that this woman in particular loved putting the rich tits ‘above them’ in their place.) But, there was just too many of her people (the little people; civilians, soldiers fighting for scraps, those on the streets fighting to see the next day) getting hurt with all of this nonsense. Making everything more complicated than needed; creating grey areas that she didn’t need, but that’s why she was here.
She was going to do what she could to help set the world straight again.
But it was good to take the little victories where they could be afforded, and tonight was one of those nights as evidenced by the half filled glass on her side of the table. A little victory for the little people; that’s what made the tavern warm that night.