Life we once knew

"Steady, the regulars are still regular. Old man Parry passed last week though, so the tone is different in the evenings now."

"He was funny in the evenings, Nikalus loved a good laugh from him."

"Well, let him know drinks are free tomorrow evening after the funeral precession. It'll be our own little way of saying farewell."

She nodded. "I will."

"Good, your welcome too, of course."

She nkdded. "Thank you."

Lottie just focused on taking stock then

Lori stayed where she was and she watched as people started to fill up and as it got late, Nikalus walked into the bar and he watched his sister getting harassed by a young man and he moved. To drag him. Away from her.at seeing Nikalus he backed off.

"Eye, Eye, Eye." Lottie bellowed when they all began to get a bit rowdy. "Not this week, we all agreed that yesterday. Any of this and the supply of alcohol stops, you hear? Your all out."

Nicklaus sat opposite his sister. "No worries Lottie just sorting a simple disagreement." He promised.

"Mm, that is the first strike, Nik."

He nodded and he ordered himself an ale. "How many has my sister had?" He asked her.

"She's on her sixth."

"Think we might need to stop serving her now." He told her.

"Oh no, she normally has more than six just fine."

"Then you can take her home." Nikalus told her. "Shes asleep at the table."

"In what world do you think I have the muscle to carry a woman across the street to her home? No, that is your responsibility."

"I will as long as you don't give her anything but water."

"If she is asleep then she can not drink water," Lottie pointed out, passing him another drink for himself.

He took his drink. "Oh that would have been for me to wake her up in the end."

"Ah, fair enough."

He smiled slightly. "So, how's business?" He asked. "I heard there were free drinks for the wake tomorrow, very generous of you."

"Mm, I will be paying for it for a while but I couldn't not do something."

He nodded. "It was a nice gesture."

"Well, come along tomorrow. We'll all try and be as joyous as possible under the circumstances."