Grounded

= Grounded = Posted by  Largehobbit

Posted: Mar 13, 2018, 10:16pm

August 18th, The Crazy Cog, The Roost, Late Evening

"What do you mean I am grounded!" Lina growled.

Eli raised his hands and shook his head, "You threatened to dump a small fortune in refined Flagesium into the Maelstrom, what did you think was going to happen girl."

"I dont believe this!" She slammed her fist down on the bar.

The Crazy Cog was a bustle of activity this time of night with Skyriders either winding down after a climb or building up courage for the next one. Eli waved the bar man over and ordered a bottle of whiskey and two glasses.

"You'll be back in the air within a week." he said.

"I suppose there will be a bloody investigation." she groaned.

"I suppose there will."

"My gods Eli what about Emma."

"What about her?" He looked confused for a moment and then it dawned on him.

"If they investigate me then that may lead to her and.."

"Is she still feeding information to her friends?"

"Gods Eli I need to warn her she needs to lay low."

The barman placed down the bottle and glasses between them and Eli silently popped the cap and poured.

"Ice?" the barman asked and Eli shook his head,

"Son, the only thing you should put in whiskey is more whisky." The man laughed as he turned to serve the next customer.

"Drink." Eli passed over the glass and knocked back his own in one gulp before pouring another. Lina downed several glasses in silence before speaking again.

"Eli is there anything I can do to head this off?"

"You could shag a councillor." he gave an amused grunt as she halfheartedly punched his shoulder, "No perhaps not."

"Eli if she ends up in trouble because of my stupidity then I would never forgive myself."

The old man downed another glass and stared at her long and hard with his one good eye, at last he gave a nod as if deciding something.

"Leave it with me girl, I will make it go away."

"What do you mean?" she asked.

"I mean that I will call in a favour."

"Oh thank you, thank you." she leaned in to give him a hug and a kiss on the cheek. Several men on a table nearby whooped at the sight and started making lewd comments.

"Like em young do ya!" one of them laughed.

"Dont blame him," piped in another, "look at the arse on her..."

Lina slowly sat back on her stool and exchanged a familiar look with her old mentor. He grinned back at her and handed her another glass of whiskey.

"Permission to break their bastard noses Captain."

"Permission granted." he growled and they downed their drinks before launching into the men fists first.