Steel loosened her arm grip around the piglet just slightly. The little squirmbag was causing her arms to ache as they were constantly fighting against his curious might, but she clearly knew better than to let the porker entirely off the hook. She watched his head crane about, purple snout wriggling endlessly. Its ears and eyes perked in some random direction, as if something caught his interest, but she wasn't really sure what it was, as her ears were too accustomed to the clangor of voices the Quicksand generally housed.
She wore a warm smile to Avis as she had watched her expertly put her own foot down and put the waiter to task. Very obviously there was more to the Hyur than her heat-baked first arrival had supposed, and she was glad that the woman had enough of her wits about her to reaffirm the table's needs. Probably a merchant or tradeswoman. She very likely was the mistress of her own circle of influence.
She now turned that same grin to Miko, offering a nod in greeting as her free hand idly stroked the behemoth's fur. "Well, if we're offerin' introductions, I suppose mine's next. Sthalwilf Haemrstymmwyn...or just Steel Wolf if y'please. Sure I've met new faces afore, but I have to say the circumstances around this get-together are wholly unique t'me."
She chuckled at her own joke as beverages were the first to arrive. She offered a nod of thanks as her drinking skin was set on the table near Avis, full to near-bursting with fresh, cool water, along with the cooled water in glasses and the whiskey set before them both. Her better senses were telling her that whiskey at this hour would be a terrible idea.
She nodded to Miko, indicating that she would take a small bite of the liquor in one of the glasses offered. Better senses be damned--someone else had bought the stuff and it would be rude to not oblige.
She wore a warm smile to Avis as she had watched her expertly put her own foot down and put the waiter to task. Very obviously there was more to the Hyur than her heat-baked first arrival had supposed, and she was glad that the woman had enough of her wits about her to reaffirm the table's needs. Probably a merchant or tradeswoman. She very likely was the mistress of her own circle of influence.
She now turned that same grin to Miko, offering a nod in greeting as her free hand idly stroked the behemoth's fur. "Well, if we're offerin' introductions, I suppose mine's next. Sthalwilf Haemrstymmwyn...or just Steel Wolf if y'please. Sure I've met new faces afore, but I have to say the circumstances around this get-together are wholly unique t'me."
She chuckled at her own joke as beverages were the first to arrive. She offered a nod of thanks as her drinking skin was set on the table near Avis, full to near-bursting with fresh, cool water, along with the cooled water in glasses and the whiskey set before them both. Her better senses were telling her that whiskey at this hour would be a terrible idea.
She nodded to Miko, indicating that she would take a small bite of the liquor in one of the glasses offered. Better senses be damned--someone else had bought the stuff and it would be rude to not oblige.
