~ The Hatted Badger
Larina, James and Froud arrive back at the Badger to find Linda and Forge already waiting. Hob is fussing over the purpling bruise on the dwarf's forehead, chiding the young Enchanter for his carelessness. "Crazy Halflings," he mutters. "Leave the contraptions to Gnomes, I say. Those ones can be bad enough with their inventions." Applying a cool, wet cloth to Forge's head, the old barkeep sighs. "I wish I could do better, but I'm no healer," he says. "Just get some rest and you should be fit in a couple of days."
The Badger is rather empty this early in the evening; there are two other patrons who play at darts, and a man nursing a mug of beer as he idly chats with Yara, and that is it.