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Daine looked around at the inn. She watched as her new friends flirted with the costumers and with travelers. She served more people their food and wine. Again some drunken men tried to get her in bed with them and flirted with her. She smiled gave a gentle flirty no and walked away. She looked over to one of the men. He looked dark and mysterious; he nodded to the door.

The lord of Deeren walked into the inn's bar. Men raised their glasses and about fell backward in their chairs. The waitress smiled and giggled when he smiled back. Daine looked back at the man who had nodded to her and nodded back. She knew what she had to do. She had to learn as much as she could about this man. Jon thinks that he might be trying to bring back Ozorne's rein of power. He apparently didn't get that the ex-emperor of Carthak was dead and long gone. The lord had no allies except for the few in his court.

Daine walked over to him and put a glass of wine in front of him. She let him look down her dress. He whispered in her ear. Daine saw the mystery man look at her she glared at him. She wasn't that happy that he would just sit back and watch them try to get her in bed. Now she knew why people thought so little of bar wrenches. She walked over to the bar and got another rum. She walked over to the man.

'What did he ask?' the man asked.

'What do you think Rauol?' she said sweetly.

'Trying to get you in bed?' the knight said just as pleasantly. 'Better not tell your husband about this one.'

'Numair better not find out about any of this. He'll kill you and Jon both.' Daine said as she turned to leave.

The lord tried extremely hard to get her in bed. But he went a little far. When he was drunk she set another drink in front of him. His arm, which had been at his side, crept up her skirt. Daine gasped and pulled away. Men were allowed to flirt with the girls, but they were never allowed to do anything like that with out permission from them. Diane pulled away from him. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Rauol's face darken. No body was allowed to touch her like that; not to mention that she was a noble and he could be put into jail for just that. And to top that off, he would be sentenced to more time for being one of Ozorne's followers.

Daine walked away from the man. She went behind the bar. She needed to make sure he hadn't put a spell on her. Rauol didn't look happy; he knew better than to let him do that. To bad the knight couldn't do anything about it with out blowing their cover.

Rauol went to bed three minutes before Daine's shift ended. He left the door opened just enough so that she could get in to his rooms. I hope that man doesn't try anything else, he thought, Numair will have me for sure. Daine walked in about three seconds later.

'Well,' she said, 'if he doesn't go to jail for one thing he can to jail for another.' The girl plopped down on the bed. "Now what?'

'We go home and tell Jon.' The knight replied.

'Before Numair gets home.' She added

'I pray to the gods he doesn't pull any strings. If he does and he gets home before us he'll everybody but you he'll turn into a tree.'

'But me?' she inquired

'He'll lock you in the tower and check on you when he fells like having-' the knight begain.

'I wasn't really asking!' she cried. Diane knew exactly what he was about to say.

'He would.' Rauol replied. 'I would do it any way if you were my wife.'

'I'll tell Buri that.'

'I wish Buri wasn't so good with a sward.' He sighed. 'Than I could with her.'

Daine threw a pillow at the knight. She walked out mumbling something about men who always wanted to bed someone.