Kalsgard is an exciting new city to explore and the day started with such promise. Kelda has finally made it home and she said her goodbyes. I am glad that we could assist her on the journey home but I will miss Kelda.

Someone decided that we should split up to improve our chances of locating Fynn. The others were deciding who was going where when I overheard Koya and Spivey talking about going fabric shopping. I was really tempted to go with Sparna and Radella to the undercity but I can’t just let Koya and Spivey go out without someone to protect them.

I said “I will go with Koya and Spivey to make sure they are safe”

Spivey rejoiced “Oh good Ivan can help us carry the fabric back to the caravan”

I thought a trip over to the Amber quarter to do some shopping didn’t sound all that bad. We rounded the corner onto a street that was obviously the beginning of a long row of city blocks congested with shops and cart vendors. The first shop right in front of us was a fabric merchant and I thought what great luck. We entered the fabric shop and I watched as Koya and Spivey excitedly looked over every piece of fabric in the shop. It seemed to me that they had narrowed it down to a few choices. The way they were talking it was just a matter of deciding which one to buy.

I enthusiastically said “That’s great you found exactly what you wanted at the first store”

Koya looked into my eyes and calmly said “oh you are such a dear. We can’t just buy this without seeing what the other merchants have to offer”

I counted 22 shops just on this block alone most of which did not sell fabric but that did not stop Koya and Spivey from enthusiastically looking to see what special treasures could be found within every shop and cart on the block.  As we moved to the next block it was painfully obvious that we were going to run out of time in the day long before we run out of shops. But to my surprise the second shop on this block was the shop that Koya and Spivey found material that they fell in love with. Two of the fabrics that they picked out looked the same to me.

When I said “aren’t these two fabrics the same?”

With Koya on one side of me and Spivey on the other I am pretty sure they both said something about the hue and maybe the something threading being different. I just nodded my head and kept quiet. I was prepared to carry there treasures and move onto the next shop when I heard

Koya enthusiastically exclaim

“We must find a new outfit for Ivan and there are so many wonderful clothes here for Ivan to try on.”

Spivey enthusiastically responded with “oh yes there are so many wonderful colors”

The whole situation instantly spiraled out of control. Clothes were everywhere as Koya and Spivey with the help of the shop keeper kept finding new exciting Shirts and pants that I just had to try on. I have never seen two people so excited about clothes and apparently I needed to enjoy the whole experience. The dressing room quickly became crowded as the three of them barged in and started to stage even more stuff from the back room. I couldn’t even get one set of clothes on before Koya was handing me a new set of clothes to try on. I couldn’t tell if I was putting on the same clothes or new ones as they all looked the same to me. I was pulling off one set of clothes and putting the next set of clothes on as fast as I could and I still couldn’t keep up with them. At least I was out of sight from the door and front window, although some privacy would have been nice.

After what felt like days of trying on clothes we finally reached the end. I looked up to see Koya and Spivey looking through the pile of clothes.

I heard Koya say something like “I kind of like the one with those purple things in it”

Spivey responded with “That was pretty but what about the one with the green hue”

Koya responded with “Oh I like that one too. Maybe Ivan just needs more than one set of new clothes”

I watched as Koya laid out clothes on the table in front of her. I could see that they were debating between clothes that I swear were the same. It is then that I noticed they had laid out 7 sets of clothes and that there was a huge pile of clothes on the other table. The shop keeper emerged from the back room once again with even more clothes. I watched as Koya took one of these new sets of clothes from the pile of clothes that the shop keeper was carrying.

I almost jumped out of my skin when Koya exclaimed “This is it. These are the clothes for Ivan”

Spivey responded with “Oh yes those are perfect for Ivan”

I looked over at the large pile of clothes that I had just tried on and wanted to cry but I calmed myself, took a deep breath, and proceeded to put hopefully these last set of clothes on. It felt a little creepy having the three of them impatiently watch me dress.

I heard Koya say “Oh yes this is definitely Ivan”

Spivey responded with “I love the way the colors contrast with his eyes”

Shop keeper added “Oh yes the clothes are wonderful. Ivan I think you are really going to enjoy these new clothes. These two have wonderful taste.”

I heard the Shop keeper also say “Would you like to wear them or should I wrap them up?”

I quickly responded with “I will be doing stuff later that would likely ah stain the clothes so wrap them up”

I thought we were once again done in this shop when I heard Spivey say “Qatana could use some new clothes too”

Unfortunately Koya responded with “That’s a great idea.”

I just wanted to get out of this nightmare. The two of them quickly pick up 3 darkish purple outfits that looked the same and started debating which one to get Qatana. During this lull I asked the shop keeper about Fynn. To my surprise Fynn was a regular customer of his and the shop keeper provided me with directions to his house. By the time I had finished getting the directions to Fynn’s house Koya and Spivey had picked out an outfit for Qatana. That bitch Qatana! It is not fair that Qatana didn’t even have to try on any clothes. They should have taken Qatana shopping so that she can have the full shopping experience.

We paid for our new treasures and as we headed towards the door I overheard Koya and Spivey talking with the shop keeper.

I shuttered when I heard the shop keeper say “Oliva’s two blocks down always has the best jewelry and she will have the perfect jewelry to match your new fabrics”

Shop keepers are without question the evilest people on the planet.

As we exited the shop I noticed someone watching Koya. It seemed very odd that he would be doing such as poor job of hiding this fact. It was then that I noticed Radella and Sparna were nearby and they also noticed this person watching Koya.

I whispered to Koya “Koya we have someone that is following you. I need to get you back to the inn to keep you safe. Sparna and Radella are also very nearby so they will help.”

I led this guy down an alleyway and then started heading towards him. In his attempt to get away he ran right into Radella and Sparna. This guy was hired to follow us. He was actually given descriptions of everyone in the group including Ameiko. We told him to leave one last note and then go back to his life. He provided us with details on how to find the barrel

We decided it would be best if I went with Radella and Sparna headed back to the inn with Koya and Spivey.

I said “Koya, Spivey I want to thank both of you for picking out these new wonderful clothes. It is still not safe but I really need to go with Radella. Can you both please go back to the inn with Sparna.”

Radella and I started to follow this guy but as soon as he was clearly not heading to the barrel we instead headed to the location of the barrel. It was very obvious that someone had recently taken the barrel. If they can watch us without following why would they need to hire people that obviously are not trained to follow anybody? Someone seems to be playing a game with us. It was then that we decided that we needed to get back to the Inn. Radella and I made our way back to the Inn.