As Thomas woke up he sat up and said "Told him all I needed was a little rest." As Thomas looked around he now noticed that Scarlett and Lily were laying beside him. Thomas looked at them nervously as he mumbled "That's the last time I recommend drawing sticks." Thomas began to crawl out of the bed as he repeatedly said "Don't wake up, Don't wake up." As Thomas got out of the bed he looked at them as he mumbled "I would've been more comfortable on the floor." Thomas walked out of the room as he said "Let's avoid any unnecessary awkwardness." As Thomas left the room he walked down the stairs as a few people who were eating raised their cups and said "Come join us, hero." Thomas looked at them with a blank expression as he said "Who?" They looked at him as they said "We want to drink with the hero of our village."
Thomas looked at them as he said "That's fine and all but I'd much prefer you didn't call me a hero." The people looked at him shocked as they said "Most people find it an honor to be called a hero." Thomas looked at them as he said "I'm not exactly someone who wants a flashy title." They looked at him as they said "Then what shall we call you?" Thomas looked at him as he said "It'll be best if you just call me Thomas." As the men sat they raised their cups and shouted "Cheers for Thomas the hero." As the people started to cheer Thomas looked at them as he mumbled "What part of me not wanting to be called a hero did they not get?" The men stopped cheering as they asked "Will you drink with us?" Thomas looked at them as they said "At least let us buy you a drink it's the least we can do." Thomas sighed as he said, "One drink can't hurt." The man raises his cup as he said, "Give us a pint of your best stuff."
As the waitress lady walked over she looked at Thomas as she said "This stuff is pretty strong you know." Thomas looked at her as she asked "Are you sure you can handle it?" Thomas looked at her as he said "Only one way to find out." The lady handed Thomas the pint as she said "Good luck." Thomas looked at the pint in front of him as he said "One drink can't be that bad." Thomas grabbed the pint as the lady said "No one in our village can stand after drinking that." Thomas looked at her as he raised the pint to his mouth and began to drink. As he drinks the pint of alcohol everyone there began to cheer. As he drank it Lily, Scarlett, and Fredrick all stepped out of the room as they asked "What's all the noise about?" As they all walked down the stairs and seen Thomas slam the cup down onto the table. They looked at him as they asked the waitress "What did he order." Thomas slammed his head down on the table as he held onto the cup as the waitress said "He drank a pint of our best stuff."
Fredrick looked at her as he said "Isn't your best drink brewed by a dwarf?" The lady looked at him as she said "Yes." Fredrick looked at Thomas as he asked "Is he gonna be able to walk?" The lady looked at Fredrick as she said "No one in our village has been able to stand after drinking it so I doubt he'll be able to walk." Thomas lifted his head as he mumbled "S-see that wasn't so b-bad." The men started to cheer as Thomas looked around and seen Lily, Scarlett, and Fredrick standing there as they stared at him. Thomas hiccuped as he said, "H-hey when did you g-get here?" Fredrick looked at Scarlett as he asked "Can you please grab him?" Scarlett nodded as she started to walk towards Thomas. Thomas looked at her as he asked "What are you doing?" As she got closer to Thomas he stood up and said "Now y-you see me and now you d-don't."
As Thomas said this he teleported outside of the tavern as the men stared in astonishment as one said "Most people can't even stand and yet there he goes using magic." Scarlett looked around as she asked, "Does anyone know where he went?" Another man walked in as he said "The strangest thing just happened to me, the hero just popped up in front of me drunk." Scarlett looked at the man as she thanked him and ran outside of the inn. She saw Thomas laying on the side of the building as he slept. Fredrick and Lily stepped out of the building as Fredrick handed Scarlett a rope and said "Tie him up it'll make it harder for him to get away." Scarlett nodded as she took the rope and tied Thomas up. She lifted him and tossed him back over her shoulder as she said "Now we're ready to go back and claim our reward." Lily looked at Thomas as she asked "Is he alright?"
Fredrick looked at her as he said "He's fine just a bit drunk." Fredrick looked at them as he said "Now we can all go home." As they were walking home Thomas woke up as he said "My heads killing me, what happened?" Fredrick looked at Thomas as he said "You drank a pint of alcohol made by a dwarf." Thomas looked around as he asked, "Why am I tied up?" Fredrick looked at Thomas as he said "While you were drunk you tried teleporting and running away so we used the rope as a precaution." Thomas looked around as he asked, "Can you untie me." Scarlett looked at him as she said "Fredrick said not to untie you until we can guarantee you won't run away." As Thomas hung their on Scarlett's shoulder he looked at Lily as he asked "does your dad even know that you stayed at the village?" Lily nodded as she said, "As long as I come back safe and sound he said he wouldn't care." Thomas looked at her as he said "You believe I won't run away right?"
Lily looked at him as she said "I don't know you might still be drunk." Thomas looked at Fredrick as he said "Come on Fred you believe me right?" Fredrick turned his head without giving an answer as Thomas asked "What kind of punishment is this?" Lily looked at him as she asked "You didn't get hurt when you were in a fight with the golem did you?" Thomas looked at her as he said "What does that have to do with being tied up?" As Thomas said this Scarlett threw him off her shoulder as she said "Answer the question." Thomas looked at her as he said "They're just minor injuries, probably." They looked at him as they all asked "What do you mean probably?" They all looked at Thomas as they said "We already looked at your injuries and we're not gonna untie you until you tell us yourself." Thomas looked at them as he asked "What's the point in telling you if you already knew?"
Scarlett walked up to Thomas as she patted him on the back as Thomas screamed and yelled "What was that for?" Scarlett looked at him as she said "Your back was bleeding so we changed your shirt and wrapped your injury up." Thomas looked at them as he asked "Why did you slap the injury if you already knew where it was?" Lily looked at him as she said "It's because you wouldn't tell us about it if we didn't already know." Thomas looked at them as he said "Alright so you know I'm injured can you untie me now?" Lily walked over to him as she said "I demand you to tell me if you're injured anywhere else." Thomas stared at her as he said "That's not fair." Thomas looked at her as he said "My arms, legs, and torso are pretty scratched and bruised." Fredrick and Scarlett looked at him as they asked "Why didn't you tell us you were enslaved?" Thomas looked at them as he laid back and said "It just didn't seem important."
Lily went behind Thomas as he sat up and as Lily began to untie him she said "Be sure to tell us when your hurt." Thomas sighed as he said, "I'm not gonna make you worry about minor injuries." Fredrick looked at him as he said "You were bleeding from your back and you consider that a minor injury." Once Lily finished untying Thomas he stood up and said "It wasn't like I was on the brink of death or anything." Fredrick looked at Thomas as he said "We'll finish discussing this later as of now let's just return home."