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[ April 3rd - The Village Tavern, before Avaâs arrival]
Poe had stopped to chat with many of those gathered in the tavern; asking for information about what had led to all of this panic. (What or who - Poe was still curious about that masked figure Rowan had described.) Heâd also helped move pool tables, and acted as implied security. Mercifully, his sidearm had remained secured.
The fog was drifting now, as was Poe; from window to window in an attempt to monitor the exterior. He paused at the set of floor-to-ceiling windows and squinted. Outside, patio tables had been overturned in the previous panic, but one remained upright, the muffled clanking of its large umbrella barely audible through the glass.Â
But it was something further into the fog that had him staring so hard. Sensing a figure at his side, Poe didnât point, nor tip his chin. Instead, he spoke quietly and calmly. âDo me a favor? Let me know if you see shadowy people-shapes in the fog, too.â In a better world, heâd be told he was imagining it. That there werenât lurking figures watching the visitors inside The Village Tavern, but that Poe had simply succumb belatedly to whatever had spun so many others off their axis.
Xavier didnât know if there was anyone behind all of this. He was supposed to but he either did not care enough or hadnât enough digging there was no line between those two considering how different the so called knight now. He would have helped get these people to safety a lifetime ago but instead of doing that Xavier only droned by himself and followed everyone when they brought him to the tavern. Did he lose himself? He didnât know nor did he want to. All that really mattered was that he had nothing and no one to lose now which gave him peace on its own. As he staggered into the bartop he ordered scotch and sat down. His large built could be intimidating but he liked it that way. But it seemed like it didnât work for this guy who just came in and started talking to him. âSo Iâm guessing itâs pervasive huh? I swear this place just keeps getting crazier.â He said. Like he cared but he actually didnât. He downed a shot. âBetter just sit down and enjoy the show. You donât get entertainment like this anywhere else.âÂ












