[Amanaduial the archer]

"An ale is 3 coppers, sir, but as you are here for a purpose, I think we can let that go unnoticed."

The scruffy looking man turned as he heard the clear, kind voice from the door, and the others turned as well. Derufin grinned. "Welcome back, Aman."

Aman inclined her head to him, hanging her cloak on the coat rack. She caught Beren's eye and made a show of stepping around the coat rack in gentle mockery of when he first came into the Inn and banged his head on said coatrack. He blushed slightly and grinned at her, but seemed slightly distracted. Beside him, Vanwe said something quietly, and he replied something else Aman couldn't hear. She gave a silvery laugh, and he winked at her, still smiling warmly.

Aman froze, and her smile faded slightly as she watched. She could almost feel herself turning green with envy....quickly she shook the feeling away. Don't be so ridiculous...

Walking past behind Vanwe towards the kitchen, Aman suddenly noticed something very odd about the elf's usually so shy behaviour - the way she was laughing so much, smiling widely, looking around merrily. All a bit too much....her gaze caught the wine in Vanwe's glass. She hadn't seen quiet Vanwe drinking before, or not much. She remembered when the quiet elf had first come into the Inn, and in a flash remembered what she had asked for; watered wine.

Looking at the wine bottle, as Derufin served out the last of it, it seemed Vanwe had probably been having her fair share of it. Falco excused himself, and made Vanwe once more chuckled softly, this time, leaning back as she did so...and almost falling of her chair in the process. Aman caught her discreetly, supporting her and pushing her upright, hopefully without anyone noticing.

She stood upright, her hand still on Vanwe's back, and addressed all seated there. "I'm just going to inform cook that I'm back, and tell her of the deals I've made. Excuse me." She bowed her head to those seated, then turned towards the kitchen, whispered to Derufin as she did so.

"Don't let Vanwe have any more wine..."