Accompanying the conversations was the repeated, clacking sound of dice on the wagon's floor. Tanec, Fionn, Odette and even Eydis herself joined in on the game of chance. To not provoke unrest by gambling with real money, Tanec simply applied a handful of points to each player and kept note of said points with his other dice. Thanks to them being of different colors, the weighted dice are impossible to get confused with the fair dice, ensuring a few minutes of leisure.
Fionn was in the lead by a few points, followed by Odette and Tanec only being a single point away from each other, with Eydis being left behind a bit.
"Hrm..."He looks in Eydis' direction for a second before returning his focus on the game.
"... I'll bet all my remaining points on my next roll."A curious move, given Tanec was in a relatively safe spot right now with Eydis surely ending up to lose the first round. In fact, Tanec is aware that he is doing something stupid within the realm of the game. This, of course, means he has different reasons for why he's doing something like that. He wanted to ambush the dull suspense that was hanging over the game, given that there wasn't much of a noteworthy development in there. In addition, since it was a casual game, he felt like he cannot lose no matter what will happen. If he wins, people will remember his boldness paying off and leave an impression. If he loses, it will get a few chuckles for the next days and he can ride on that friendly ridicule to get closer to the other people, potentially learning interesting tidbits about the people in this group and also about the kingdom he knows little about. No matter what happens, it gives him an excuse to blend in with the group. His true motives cannot be exposed yet.
Plus, he likes Fionn just enough to wanting to mess with him during his lucky streak, he wants to observe Odette's reaction - a hard face to read, certainly - and also wants to see how the Princess deals with sudden turns of fate. Furthermore, he can gauge the reaction of the others paying attention to the game and, in that way, catch a glimpse of each group member's true personality.
That was his plan. That is the man Tanec is. Upholding the masquerade as a boisterous loud mercenary to hide his years of experience as the leader of a guild.
He lost the roll. His points are gone. And in their place, Tanec hopes, he gains more insight on the group.
"Ah well, you win some, you lose some."