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[align=center][div style="width: 45%; text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -1px; font-family: times new roman;"]♡ — Roan, like his mother, hardly ever found himself anywhere near the tavern within The Typhoon's territory. However, this wasn't for the same reasons as his mother. He had been warned away from the place several times before, not only by Roxanne, but also by several of the other adults that lived within the group. Apparently the place served something called 'alcohol,' and they didn't think it was appropriate for such a young boy to be around such a thing. For the most part, he followed these orders, mainly just because he wasn't terribly interested in the tavern. Sure, he was curious about what could possibly be inside, as he was with most places, but most places didn't come with a giant warning side above them saying Roan, keep out. So, usually the child ended up lingering outside of the tavern if he ever got near it, mostly just so he could interact with those coming in and out of it. Those going in usually gradually became annoyed by having their nice night of socializing interrupted by a child who was constantly asking questions, and those going out? Well, they usually came out in a state that confused Roan, what with their stumbling paws and slurred words. Usually their eyes were so glossy and unfocused that they glanced at him once before moving along, not caring enough to listen to the child's ramblings.

As a result of his poor experiences outside of the tavern, Roan had been avoiding it, for the most part. However, today was a little bit different, because while the child was lingering in camp, playing with a crab that had crawled up in the sand, he spotted none other than Goldie walking by, and heading into the tavern. His interest was only further piqued when his Mother went inside as well, something he had never really seen her do before. Ears and tail perking up, Roan swatted the little crab that was snapping at him away before he quickly got to his paws, rushing towards the tavern. He hesitated outside the doors for a moment, his steps halting as he looked nervously up at the structure. However, he was a brave boy, and he wasn't going to let this building scare him out of seeing his mother and cousin. Taking a deep breath, the draconic kit pushed his way inside, glancing around at the several seats already occupied. When he saw Goldie and Roxanne, he quickly raced over to them, leaping and scrambling his way up onto a seat beside his Mother. He gently nudged his head against his Mother's shoulder in an effort to grab her attention before he mewed, "Mama. Mama, I wanted to see cousin Goldie... hi cousin Goldie!" His explanation was rather blunt and short as he turned his attention over to Goldie, figuring his mother wouldn't kick him out as long as he stayed close to her. He had no idea what the smell of alcohol in the air was, and really all it did was make the child wrinkle his nose.