[Austin Eventide]

2nd Cycle of Aperitus, Summer, Era II, XIV PF

The Winehouse had finally opened. After a month of renovations, Austin was quite pleased with how the project turned out. He now had a stable income and very comfortable lifestyle and although running the place was a bit of work, he had a wonderful staff that helped him accomplish much of what he could not otherwise do on his own. His head chef, Iveunde helped a lot with the economic aspect of things while the assistant, Jipok and the waitresses did an amazing job at running the routine tasks. Along with his grounds keeper and maintenance boy, the Winehouse ran smoothly and though he still needed to attend to many things, he found that there was a decent amount of time to pursue his other goals.

The first of those other goals was perhaps the most important which is what brought him to the entrance of the Temple of the Blessed Hands. Looking more like a fortress than a temple, Austin had only viewed it from a distance before. Now that he stood before it, he could see the elvish influences on the design and the structure took on a greater beauty in his eyes. Taking a deep breath and releasing it, he stepped through the doors and entered the temple.

His eyes were immediately greeted by the stained glass windows that revealed depictions of the Divine. Entranced for many moments looking at each depiction, his had to force his eyes from the beauty so that he could focus on making his way further across the white marble floor. He made his way through the main hall of the temple looking and hoping to see the familiar face of the man who first invited him to the temple. Venn Drega had offered to aid Austin in his goal of finding a greater service to Carmelya; the Goddess the Eventide family had chosen as their patron. Austin had mixed feelings toward the paladin considering the elf's relationship with Avrie, Austin's sister. Then there was of course the request to for Avrie's hand in marriage that Venn had made to Austin. Regardless, Austin pushed passed that and now sought a follow-up to the offer.