Slink seems a little more relaxed in his own space, and he accepts the drink from Weylan. When Alanya starts to sing he cocks his head and listens to the lyrics. followed her at a fair distance when a couple of thugs grabbed her and dragged her into an alley. "Wow that's an incredible talent she has. Much like Milly, I suppose. I will level with you, and I won't play any more games. You did save my life after all." He pauses to take a sip of the bitter draught.
He then goes on to tell his tale. It seems that a couple of evenings ago Milly was in the Singing Sword and she spoke with the barkeep, Gregory, looking for work. Slink calls over to Gregory looking for collaboration on the story, and Gregory nods, while examining the inside of a glass he is polishing. Gregory said she was too young to perform in the inn, and turned her away. Slink was curious about her and followed her discretely out of the inn, wondering where she would go next, where she lived, you know, the sort of youthful curiosity most teenagers have when sighting a pretty girl. He saw a couple of thugs grab her and drag her into an alley. Being evening it was fairly dark and not many people were around, so the assault was achieved flawlessly. Well, almost. Being a curious halfling He followed the thugs stealthily, and traced them to a Surface shaft that descended into the sewers. After cross examination, Slink revealed that the shaft was located in the northwest corner of an alleyway that opens off Golden Serpent Street and Nindabar street, just east of Mhalsymber's Way. After that he decided it was too risky to enter. Nasty critters down there.