It had been pretty noisy in that wilderness tavern and Sam the Piano Man had been banging out the Stephen Foster tune
Turkey in the Straw on the
saloon piano off in the corner.
The four inlaws of Damons had expected the humans to scream and flee
at the sight of four dragons entering the tavern
but they didn't.
Instead all noise stopped and the humans looked at the four human sized dragons
with a cold silence.
Turkey in the Straw came to a abrupt halt and Ed the Gambler laid down his cards and rested a hand on the tiny
Derringer he kept in one vest pocket.
Various other humans shuffled off their stools and exited the tavern.
Skyshining edged her way to the bar and asked for a whisky for her and her
three companions.
The sullen human bartender turned to the side to look at the taverns owner
Hank
and Hank nodded approval.
So the bartender slid the four glasses of booze to the four thirsty
dragons and after Skyshining slid the bartender a silver coin
she and the other three dragons found a table with five seats and sat themselves
down.
Slowly Hank the Tavern owner made his way to their
table and introduced himself as a friend of the
Confederate cause and the Dragon Mounted of West Virginia....