It was only during the deadest hours Warren felt like he could properly relax. Relaxation while in his armor was rare, and while a smart part of himself chastised that it didn't truly count as keeping watch when the only thing to watch were dozing drunks and the truly-early risers catching a quick bite before the fourth bell of the day sounded gently in the not-yet-breaking dawn, the stiffness in his legs and arms were grateful for the respite. The big man took a seat at the bar, gingerly, and rolled a stiff shoulder in its joint.
"You know you don't have to stand there with your arms folded all the time, right?" One of the barmaids stuck with the worst shift commented and he responded with a weary smile.
"I'm sure Momodi would insist I pay her for lost business if she could," he politely joked, consciously forcing himself to stop antagonizing his own limb. "She'll just have to make- Oh." He looked in her direction to find her already crossing towards one of the early patrons flagging her down. When you were stuck with the sleeping and the business oriented as your only tables, you stayed on top of them to make sure they'd slip you something more than a lingering glance.
Warren rose back to his feet, creaking back into a vertical position before adjusting the sword on his hip and the shield on his back. Another night down. He hoped to be back at home before dawn.
"You know you don't have to stand there with your arms folded all the time, right?" One of the barmaids stuck with the worst shift commented and he responded with a weary smile.
"I'm sure Momodi would insist I pay her for lost business if she could," he politely joked, consciously forcing himself to stop antagonizing his own limb. "She'll just have to make- Oh." He looked in her direction to find her already crossing towards one of the early patrons flagging her down. When you were stuck with the sleeping and the business oriented as your only tables, you stayed on top of them to make sure they'd slip you something more than a lingering glance.
Warren rose back to his feet, creaking back into a vertical position before adjusting the sword on his hip and the shield on his back. Another night down. He hoped to be back at home before dawn.
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