Tavern work (1)

Eldyn stretches slightly with a 'hmm', closing one eye but keeping the one facing Thelissa open. "I guess you could look at it that way... Still, it would be nice if -someone- was interested in me.. Mm.. Suppose noone likes a joker." He winces, a memory coming to mind. "Well, there was this one, a fur... He seemed a bit more than friendly though." Chuckling as she rests against him, he brings his paws around her and manages to shift his head onto them, loosely hugging her as he began to doze off. "No problem.. You're nice enough...." Trailing off, he would quickly be asleep barring drastic measures to prevent it.

-- Eldyn would sleep through the rest of the day and the night, snoring quietly.

Waking up and immediately becoming quiet, he opens his eyes and looks around for Thelissa, shrugging if he doesn't spot her and climbing up on the roof to look around town and wait for her to come outside. Should anyone notice him, he would grin at them and give a small wave, regardless of his slight hangover.

Eldyn's eyes nearly bulge from his head as the roof creaks at his rapid evacuation. Landing with a wince, he lowers his head apologetically. "I'm sorry Thelissa, it hardly occurred to me that the roof would mind my weight." He chuckles and shakes his head slowly. "I suppose I play along with other's opinions a bit too much, hmm. In my mind, I'm still but twenty-something, nowhere near heavy enough to collapse even a dainty roof. I must say, I have gotten somewhat fatter in the twenty-odd years since... Lucky you caught me before I found a weak spot, heh." He pads amiably over and gives her a friendly lick, ignoring the flaring of his headache as he lowers his head to do so. "How are you this morning, aside from worried for your roof?"

Eldyn grins, humming quietly. "You say you need money to fix your roof? If you don't mind being without one for a few days, I could build you a solid one. It would be nice to have a place to sit... Though if I did that, I might as well build it up some. Mmm.. How much of the land do you own?" He sets such thoughts aside for a moment at her mention of Tammy. "Oh, the little one? That would have been doubly bad! Apologies... But if you're well, I am well." Returning to his earlier train of thought, he looks at the unused land around the tavern. "If you were amenable to less of a lawn, I consider myself quite the architect.. I could easily fix your roof and add a room or two, as well as enlarging the common room... In return, though, you would definitely have to let me perch on the roof. It's such a nice vantage point.." He nuzzles into her as she hugs his snout, but eventually pulls away to look around. "And as for the rest of the land, if you own it, I'm sure the path could use some new pave stones, and perhaps a bit of an outdoor area.. You'd have to furnish it, over time, but between my size and the abundance of resources around my lair... It'd be a fun little project for me, to keep myself occupied." He blinks and looks up at the homely establishment, thinking a moment, then shrugs. "Or just the roof and possibly a bit of paving around the edges, and perhaps an overhang or two. Depends if you're comfortable changing it.. I know the feeling of being attached to something just the way it is, trust me."

Eldyn grins excitedly as she agrees with his plan. "If you wanted to tear it down, too, I could ventilate the upper sections of my lair for you two to stay in, and store your possessions and supplies. I'd also feed you, until I was done.. You'd be without a livelihood until I finished, so it's the least I could do..." He stretches as she goes on, chuckling as she mentions it was cheap. "I can, and would. I can have plans in a day or so, knocking it down would take a couple more. Whoever gave it to you cheap will likely regret it when I'm done." He thinks for a moment, then recalls something. "Oh, and I'd do it just for the notice.. No need to pay me, I've little else to spend my coin on, aside from mead. This is practically the same thing, on a bigger scale." He grins playfully and stretches out in front of her, relaxed. "Speaking of plans.. I think it will be a bit odd by your standards. I'm imagining a large common room, a courtyard, and rooms to the sides. How does that sound?" He idly taps his claws as his mind explores the dimensions of the open land, imagining what he could build with some help from the locals; he seems to be enjoying himself already.

Eldyn considers what she's said, especially the bit about free drinks and staff, and grins. "I wouldn't say no to free drinks.. But I honestly don't need the coin for anything else. So.. What I do have could go towards your staff, I suppose. And.. Something that big, I'd imagine three, four, maybe five humans or elves would be enough. You'd only need to sweep the floors and clean the tables, right? And then you could just run the place, hmm... It would be a big step though. Your jeweler seems to think my reopening the mines will bring a new rush of people to the town, just to get a look at the jewels I bring in, so you'd have plenty of business. And if you like my idea of a big, high-ceilinged common room, you'd attract the other dragon or two that tends to hang about up here.. I'd fetch them for you, even."

Eldyn smiles in return, chuckling. "Oh, it will work out if it knows what is good for it.. Else, I'll kick it until it does. I promise you that." He looks over the land again, nodding. "I think I'll take my time on this one.. Want to give me a week to work on planning? I'll come in for drinks and such, of course, but I'll be awhile starting." He nudges Thelissa affectionately at her last comment. "Also, you have no need to worry. If I can't handle what I'm imagining, you can be sure I will give you the best I can.. It will be nicer than what you have now, I guarantee. Not often that a drake gets to build the tavern he plans to be a regular in, so I full well plan to do an amazing job." He drifts off a bit, looking off in the direction of his lair, then towards the jeweler's store. "I just hope that jeweler can make as much of those gems I gave him as he thinks he can. I'll need help on the detail work.. One can only go so far stacking trees, heh... Anyways, I should get to it right away, shouldn't I? If I'm going to put a week into those plans.. That gives you time to pack, I think, and.. Hmm.." He pulls a gold coin, his only one from the jeweler, from his money pouch and passes it to her. "This is worth what.. A hundred of those silver ones? And you said that pawful from the other day was good for today and tomorrow, as well as replenishing your stock of what I and the others drank..? This should feed you a while.. Stock up on anything but meat, as I don't bake." He chuckles and stands, stretching his wings. "Mmm.. I'm not forgetting anything, am I?"

Eldyn smiles, nodding, but still trying to hand her the coin. If she still refused to take it, he would merely place it on the ground in front of her and step back. "Take it, I'll only get more. Besides, I'm likely going ask you to cook on occasion, so if you must, use it to buy spices and such. Maybe pick out some drapes for the rooms, too." He chuckles and stretches at her other words, though. "If I have willing hands, I will get done that much faster. I think the furniture and rooms will give me trouble, so the townsfolk would come in handy there. Mmm.. But anyways, glad to bring business, just don't drive me out if sheep start disappearing.. It's not me, but I was blamed the last time." He chuckles, then moves away. "I'll be off then!" With this, he stretches his wings some more then flies off, likely knocking any bystanders who had stopped to gawk at the dragon in their town off of their feet with the resulting gale.