The Barrow-Downs' Third Birthday Party and Downie Awards

[Arien]

After she had say hello to some people, which had taken longer than she had predicted, Arien sat herself down on a chair near the bar. Her bag swung from her hand and down to the foot of the chair and she spun round to face the bar. What to have? What to have?she thought as she looked over the drinks menu.

"I think I'll go with an ale, please," she said to the bartender.

"Ok then missy, one ale coming up..." he said then started to hum to himself. Arien looked out and surveyed the Great Hall. It was full but a few people she was expecting to come had not arrived yet, or did not intened on coming. Obviously have something better to do with their timeshe thought as she nodded to the tender and lifted the ale glass to her lips. Arien placed it down again and looked round for some more familiar faces, or new ones.