[Mordeneb Ashcliff]

Mordeneb waved cheerily to Landrake. "Ah, good to see you again too," he said. He indicated his companions. "Roland Moonstar, Pala, and..." He stopped momentarily, looking at Jaki. "I'm afraid I didn't get your name yet," he said to her. Then he added, "This is Landrake, a friend of mine."

The elf turned and looked as another man entered the tavern. However, he didn't approach the group -- though he did look at them -- and so Mordeneb quickly turned back to the conversation at hand. Not that he had anything to offer at the moment -- he was much more interested in listening to what his newfound companions had to say. Listen first, talk second, Mordeneb thought.

So the elf took a sip of his spiced milk and listened to the other men talk. It seemed they'd spent a fair amount of time in Carmelyn. Mordeneb had lived there too, if somewhat briefly, so he listened with interest. Actually, if Mordeneb had only known, he had just missed Pala on a number of occasions: he had lived in Tirisfal when Pala was Thane, he had feuded with Pala's former lover and both hired and fired the man's wife. But, given that Pala had only given his first name, Mordeneb didn't have any way to know that. So he simply continued to sip his milk contentedly and let the conversation waft over him.