A Meeting With Liora

Lyra's POV

The sun was up the next morning when I walked into the tavern hoping for news of another bounty. We should get information about a new bounty, Lira assured, with her cold, authoritative tone as always.

I shook my head grimly, not really convinced. We better get it, I muttered, my boots pattering up the aisle.

My stomach suddenly growled in protest for probably the hundredth time. I grabbed it tight with my arms to keep the growl at a manageable minimum. There better be a bounty we can get, or I am abandoning this bounty hunting stuff for a rather more productive work. It has been two days since I had anything to eat. And whatever I ate felt like I was eating for me and the three people in my body.

The whole hall was skunky with the smell of beer. Tankards were filled with beer, mostly untouched. The beer sloshed, sliding off the rim, down the wooden body of the large cup, staining the dark oak tables.