ooc... Just restating what I posted in the Thargayan Peninsula - day 3 thread - Tanandra has taken Rilina to an inn to rest for the night and recover from her ordeal. Then on day 4 - she plans to take the both of them back to Bisanthium in the carriage that brought her here. (and the tickling finally starts, yay!)
Action Appended.
Tanandra knows Arthenati innkeepers fairly well; she leads Rilina to a convenient caupona, owned by a man of trust.
Arthenas - A Respectable Establishment.
The journey through the winding street and alleys was quick and uneventful; other than poking Rilina's sides once or twice "accidentally" as part of making sure the apothecary is still awake, nobody disturbed the two women.
Tandy chuckled to herself as the poor girl jumped each time: "Now Rilina, there's no need to be jumpy. You're quite safe now.", she said.
The Spotted Feather was one of the better inns - and Tandy knew the owner. He was not particularly surprised seeing her escort in a rather ragged looking girl. It wasn't the first time.
"Miss Tanandra and... guest? We have your two rooms upstairs as you requested, with hot bath and meal of course... and your facilities in the base..."
Tandy interrupted. There was no reason to talk about the times she teased pretty young things to tears in the basement... at least not right now. "No, just the room as you said. Are her clothes ready also?"
"Yes, as you said. The usual for young ladies of good character."
"Good, I'll come pick those up in the morning then."
Tandy takes the room keys and escorts Rilina upstairs. The rooms are clean and quite comfortable. Steam from a hot bath can be seen wafting in from the bathroom. Bread and cheese, a hearty soup, vegetables and meat are piled on a table waiting to be eaten.
"Now Rilina, just try to recover yourself from that awful, awful experience you had. Rest up and tomorrow I'll have some new clothes brought up, and then my carriage will take us back to the city. On the way, I'll need to interview you about what happened and then, well that depends on what comes up I suppose. And of course I'll be in the room across the hall should you need something."
She did hope the girl didn't start bawling out of gratitude. She might actually start to feel guilty. There was, as they say, a first time for everything.
Part Omitted:
The journey to Asperum is quick and uneventful, other than poking Rilina's sides once or twice "accidentally" as part of making sure the apothecary stays on the horse. Tandy chuckles to herself as the poor girl jumps each time.
Reason:
Asperum is actually more than a day far from Arthenas.
You'd have to ride for the whole night and well into the following morning before reaching it.
Please refer to the map excerpt here:
-> http://www.tickletheater.com/showthread.php?t=14114
As a rough estimate, Asperum is about 35 miles far from Bisanthium.
Overland travel takes time and involves risks; common people never bother.
Messengers on horse cover about 25 miles in 8 hours - as a rule of the thumb
Desperate travellers without carriage or steed can trudge at a slower pace - covering half as much on road, even less on broken ground.
Phenagon's cart left Bisanthium before noon; it covered about 15-20 miles in 8 hours. It reached the outskirts of Arthenas at dusk.
I am fairly flexible with time and distances, so people can play and meet freely, without too much book-keeping, but if you'd like to resume travelling towards Asperum, you'd have to ride by night.
This means your action for now would be over, since I'd like interacting players to stay on the same time/location thread.
If you'd like me to, I'll open the next Day thread, and have you wait for the other players to finish their actions. 🙂
Addendum:
Edited to incorporate original post as ending action for Day 03.
