KRIS
(interrupts)
"What? That I’m going to do
something stupid?"

RICHARD
(sighs)
"Not stupid, just careless. You
act first and think later."

KRIS
(joking)
"You say that like its a bad
thing."

RICHARD looks up from his notes and glares hard at
KRIS. KRIS hams it up as he feigns pain as though the glare
was a physical attack. RICHARD laughs.

RICHARD
(shaking head)
"Ok. You said three things. Whats
the third?"

KRIS shifts his feet to the floor, stands, and takes a step
toward the staircase.

KRIS
"Um, yeah. Three. She’s here and
has checked in with the Academy
already."

Quickly, KRIS bolts toward the staircase as RICHARD picks up
a biscuit and throws it at him, hitting KRIS square between
the shoulders. KRIS turns, and catches it before it hits the
floor. With a mischievous grin, he raises an eyebrow then
takes a large bite out of it.

INT. COMMON ROOM OF THE INN OF THE SILVER LADY - EVENING

Open on the view behind the bar in colored glass: an image
of a woman in silver blue, with a full moon behind her.

PAN ACROSS:

A room full of people laughing and drinking. A few
brave souls try to dance to the lively music being played in
the front corner opposite the entrance.

Balancing carefully on the edge of a chair near one wall, is
AERIEL, dressed in earth tone silks and sipping calmly from
a glass. Two empty goblets sit on the table next to her. Up
to her comes DANNI in casual leathers, winding gracefully
through the crowd, a pair of mugs in her hands that are
spilling over with foam.

DANNI
"We really need to teach you to
drink something with a bit of
substance!"