Ani and Ritta nodded in unison. Seeing that the three are already in a race to leave, Gremy closed her eyes and stood up, picking up her bouquet of asmeia.
"I'll never forget the kindness of a stranger like yourself, sir," said Gremy while wearing a fond smile. "I hope you'll be able to complete the mission you've set out to do. And then...maybe you three can stop by here again. For crumpets and juice, if you'd like."
"A spot of oil would be nice," Ani said while leaking out a nervous laugh.
"We have a lot of that lying around," Mugenda replied as she secured her own bouquet of flowers with Tilde. "Probably because we had a party before and there were a lot of Tin Woodsmen asking for oil.. we had to buy a gallon or two."
Ani turned to Ritta. "You think we can visit here again, Ritta? You've been working hard these past few days. Plus, I haven't sat down to drink with you in a long time. Once we bring back Aaron, you and I can catch up on things."
Ritta sighed a bit and shrugged with arms folded. "I will oblige then. But I forbid you to have more than 8 refills. You cannot handle your oil."
"EH????"
Amidst the banter of the two Tin Woodsman, Tilde leaned forward and stood in front of the traveling trio.
"...did you mean to say, you're looking for Aaron Hellspawn? We....saw him come by here a few hours ago. He met Lady Soforth for a private audience with her. Where he went next, well, we have no idea."
Ani and Ritta's eyes widened. They turn to Isaac, wondering what he would think.