"The Players troupe will, at the very least, allow you to audition. They allow talented Void-touched to join them from time to time." Ianthe had yet to see them take one on as a full member but she wasn't sure if that was because if them or a lack of interest from the Void-touched. "You could try to work something out with Nikita - she runs the tavern - but she's also quick to retaliate against Void-touched if she thinks they're slighting the Duchess or talking shit any the town. She a bit of a zealot. I could talk to Nikolai but his gambling den is a fledgling idea that's not officially sanctioned by the town yet." They needed to catch onto the idea of organized gambling first before considering it a proper business.

Now the food carried the effects of the natural ingredients it was made with, some having a variety of effects. Ianthe had become so used to it that it didn't even register to her anymore as something to warn about, and it never stayed in her system long enough to care. She took a bowl of stew as well, finding a place to sit.