Rachel looked up at the quartermaster and asked him. "Sir why is it called the flying chair? Surely it doesn't have actual flying chairs in there, does it?" The older man laughed a bit and walked towards the building. "You'll find out why eventually. Probably sooner over later if the owner is doing a supply run as well." The group followed the man and watched as he threw open the door letting sunlight into the dark candlelit interior.
"Alright ye bastards who's all 'ere so far?" Several men and women raised pints in the air and shouted out in response. "Do you honestly have to do that every time you enter my place of work?" Xavier turned his attention to the voice and saw a tall slightly tanned woman with long and curled Auburn hair. She wore a white blouse with black pants and an apron on that read "The flying chair". She had a wooden tray with three plates carrying meat, bread and green beans on them. " It makes everyone rowdier and louder. How would you like it if I went to your job and made the trainees all wanna have a party?"
"Well easy I'd tell them only people who can beat me can enjoy the party and it'd be here on your tab." The man grinned widely a face the Ethan, Devi, Rachel and Sintarra were absolutely shocked to see. The woman swatted Archvald's arm and walked away the man taking a peak as her hips swayed. After getting his eyeful the large man walked to a larger table near the corner of the room that had a curved booth against the wall and a few extra chairs. "Come on kids have a seat and get comfy, we're gonna watch as you learn the place's namesake." Everyone walked over and sat down around the table and the waitress brought over a large bottle and placed it on the table.
"Your regular Archvald and what can I get you kids?" Tyler spoke out first. "What do you have for food? and I'll get some ale but I wonder if you have choices?" Everyone listened as the women recited everything by memory. After everyone chose what they wanted from the list they watched her walk away and began to talk in a hushed tone. "Excuse me sir but when will we see what you told us to wait for?" Ethan asked as he slowly raised a hand to his question. "You'll know when you see it and put the damn thing down." Archvald swatted at Ethan's raised hand making him lower it and as everyone mumbled between each other they received their food and drinks. After they were about halfway through their meal one of the men got up out of his seat from across the tavern and Archvald pointed at him muttering one word. "Watch"
As the man approached the waitress he cupped a hand on her rear and grabbed making her jump a bit surprised. "Oh, he went way over the line he did" Archvald whispered and everyone turned to him briefly before hearing the sound of wood breaking and turned back to see food and drink covering the man and the waitress holding the now empty tray as it swung by an end now in half. The men and women from his table stood up and slowly walked over as the man raised his voice at the women. "You just made a large mistake lass. Ain't nobody disrerspec a member of the Griffon Mercenary Band and gechs aways with its." The man slurring his speech told Xavier he was definitely drunk and was gonna get outta hand fast.
Before anyone could react a loud bam shook everyone's hearing and brought all attention to the door as a man came in his leg lowering down as he carried a large wooden crate. "And who the hell thinks they can threaten my barmaid and live to tell the tale eh?" The man set down the crate on the nearest table and now that Xavier could see him clearly he felt intimidated just being in the man's presence. He was slightly taller than the doorframe and had to duck under when he entered it and had short black hair and a large beard down to his gut. And even though he had a gut he also had large broad shoulders and arms with ropes of muscle showing as he crossed his arms standing behind the barmaid.
The man who had grabbed the barmaid before took one step back and reached behind his back pulling a dagger slowly that was tucked under his shirt. Sintarra shouted out noticing this. "Look out he has a!" Before she could say the word knife a chair came flying across the bar and hit the smaller man in the side of the torso and his shoulder knocking his knife out of his hand and under a table nearby. A small man almost the size of a child but with a clear beard and a deeper voice shouted from atop a table. "The flying chair is thrown and the bastards will be too!" After that, the few men who were separated across the room all stood up and approached the mercenary group as they now all withdrew their weapons from their sheaths. The men approaching all smiled and grabbed chairs along the way and Archvald opened his ale he had been saving and sat back drinking it.
"That children is why it is called the flying chair. Feel free to join if you wish but please no magic or weapons or else you'll be thrown out as well. Furniture is free game though." Sintarra looked at everyone and shook her head. "We are not getting involved in this are we?" Ethan nodded and confirmed his opinion with her. "Of course it would be reckless and careless of us to get involved in a matter such as this. We shall all remain here and stay out of harm's way." While Rachel and Sara nodded along Devi got up and jumped across the table kicking a chair out of the way on the other side and grabbing another one. "Can't tell a married woman what to do Ethan." She laughed as she got to the fight just as it began to break out and Tyler looked to Xavier the two of them locking eyes. Xavier nodded and he and Tyler exited the booth and grabbed chairs as well and ran into the fray as they shouted the closest thing to a war cry they could muster.
Xavier picked out one of the mercenaries who was raising a sword and rushed him jamming the ear of the chair into his exposed ribs. Before the man could respond Xavier raised the chair and smashed it over the man's head yet it hadn't broken and Xavier lost his grip on the chair having it tumble to the floor where someone stumbled over it. Xavier apologized before tackling the man around his waist and legs taking him to the ground. The man had lost his sword and Xavier tried to pin him but was easily overtaken by the experienced mercenary who turned the situation around and starter to beat down on Xavier's face and chest. Xavier used his arms to block it the best he could but could feel the weight of the impacts against him and pain quickly began to set in numbing his body. Xavier kicked his legs trying to get the man off to no avail but after a few more hits the man fell off Xavier sideways and Xavier noticed someone Standing over Xavier offering a hand. Once Xavier took it he was raised and greeted with whiskey breath burning his nostrils and he felt his eyes water a bit. The man clapped Xavier on the back and when Xavier looked around all the mercenaries were laying on the ground in pain or unconscious. The patrons of the bar as well as Xavier's squad members who had joined with him were fine though. Although he and Tyler were covered in red markings that would surely turn into lumps and bruises.
The man who had carried the crate in spoke out his deep voice getting everyone's attention with ease. "Alright you all know the drill, we toss them out and take some of their coin for damages and for each one you knocked out you'll get either free drinks for the night or a yintu. Everyone cheered and the man who helped Xavier grabbed his wrist and raised his arm. Xavier noticed the short man that shouted at the beginning grab Tyler's elbow and try pushing his arm up as well. The man holding Xavier's wrist spoke to the owner. " I seen this brave young lad take one out with a chair. Cheers for our new flying chair member getting his first down." Everyone cheered for Xavier making him a bit nervous to the attention and the man at Tyler's side shouted up. "And this one here got one off me allowing for a takedown he deserves as well."
There was another round of cheers and the barmaid raised Devi's hand. " Yeah well I watched this pretty lady beat the shite outta three of them so what does she get huh?" The loudest round of cheers broke out and there was a shout from the corner as well from Sara cheering for her party member. After everyone had cheered and congratulated the three on doing well Xavier went to the owner and tried to explain what had happened. "Sir as great as it is to be congratulated I didn't actually knock anyone out I got myself beaten up like an idiot." The owner shook his head and lifting a man under each arm he tossed his head in a direction towards where Xavier had been in the fight. The one over there with the cap on. When you hit his friend and released your chair he was caught in it and fell knocking himself out on the floor. That means you knocked one out even if by accident kid." The man began to carry the two he was carrying outside and left Xavier with the realization that he may have gotten beaten in the fight but he had still managed to beat someone else in the process.