NextTrickAnvils

 The nobles of Hightown started buzzing with gossip the second the Champion and his companion entered the main hall of the opulent de Launcet estate. Not only because the blond man cleaned up rather well--as every woman in the room noticed soon as they laid eyes on him--but also over who his companion was. Gabriel Hawke had brought an elf. An elf. Her large green eyes and blade-like ears made that fact clear beyond any doubt. Heads were shaken and hushed opinions were offered around the entire room. Things like this simply weren't done, not in Hightown. The only elves were servants, assistants making deliveries, or troublemakers. What was