Adrien turned around. In the commotion, he didn't notice that someone else had entered the tavern. There now was a woman standing by the tavern's door; next to her, there was the young girl that they'd met earlier at the market. The woman was smiling openly; the girl stood behind her with an unsure expression on her face.

"Hi, Anne", the woman replied as she walked towards the counter - with the young girl following her after a moment of hesitation. "And good afternoon, Master Valerion", she said with a small bow. "Good you're still in town... My daughter Katia said you helped her before in the market, and we wanted to thank you - we would love to have you over for a slice of lemon pie".

Val chuckled in response - but Adrien could tell that he was a little taken aback. "Ah, yes, of course, that would be wonderful", he said.