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Gardolan had a special morning - he had no work to do. His master, Sabine, had some kind of a special project at the workshop and Gardolan was supposed to go back to help him and the other carpenters at the afternoon. He didn't know much about the project and he was exited to hear more about it. Right now, however, he would enjoy a moment at the Crown. He used to be there at nights, but he was fond to meet the regulars of the mornings.
He was dressed as usual, wearing brown leather trousers and a tunic. Under it he had his worn cotton shirt. The people at Crown weren't that different from the ones he had seen at nights, but one of the customers stood out from the crowd. One might say that Gardolan was surprised, when he saw Jade sitting at one of the tables. He thought he had already forgotten her, but now the memories of that miserable night in Kalendryas came freshly back into his mind. It felt like he had knewn her for eras, but the truth was that they had only met once.
This time he was eager to meet her, but he didn't know how to approach. After standing frozen and staring foolishly for a while he simply smiled at her momentarily, as to show he still remembered her, and turned his gaze away. He walked to the front desk, sat down and ordered a cup of tea. He kept his face strictly away from her and tried to look as calm as possible, but at the same time fighting intensely with his emotions.
The cup of tea came pretty fast, maybe even a bit too fast. He paid it right away, stood up and walked to the table where Jade was sitting. He was smiling calmly all the time, shifting his gaze sharply between the nearly splashing tea and Jade. He sat gently at the free chair and said with a grin on his face: "Serale, mylady. You still remember me?"
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