Chapter 2

The innkeeper took the dragon and bit down on it to make sure that it was in fact real, which insulted her slightly but she didn't let it show. She needed this man to trust her, in order to get the information she sought and if she couldn't get anything from him perhaps he could point her in the right direction to someone that would indeed know something. He gave her a smile as the coin disappeared into his pocket. "What can I help you with?" He asked her, seeming to be more helpful now than before. It was one of the things that she had learned from her employer and the man who had taken care of her, money and liquor always loosen tongues, but she found that she could loosen tongues other ways as well and she had use it more than once. Leaning forward slightly as she didn't want to be over heard but with the noise that the inn was making she doubted that he would be able to over hear anything in the first place.

"I'm looking for a group of men that might have came here a few days ago, they would be trying to sell a dragon egg." She told him simply. Waiting for him to start laughing, she wouldn't be surprised if he did as most people laughed at her, called her a fool, but when the noted how serious she was they would stop. Usually those same people would hunt her down later and give her information that she sought some time later, even describing to her what the egg looked like. Although she found that they changed from everyone she talked to, so she couldn't get a fix on what it looked like and the lord that it was stolen from never told them what it looked like either, which means it was going to be harder to find. As if on cue the innkeeper started to laugh, but slowly stopped when he saw the look on her face.

Clearing his throat, she watched as she started to search his mind for anything he might have heard and seen. "Well there was a group of men here a few nights ago, boasting how they had came from the free cities after robbing some great lord, and they were here to sell what they had stole. They did mention something about a dragon egg, which caused a lot of insults to be thrown their way. Almost had to call the King's guard to have them carted away." He told her.

"Did they indicate where they were going?" She asked him, glad in fact that they were here and that they had stupidly boasted about what they did. They would be dead pretty soon, or perhaps they already were. The man shook his head at the question and she cursed her luck, but then again perhaps he didn't hear where they were going either.

"No, although I do know one of them was heading for a brothels on the street of silk, but I couldn't tell you the name." He told her. Giving a nod, she thanked him and requested a meal and ale before she would turn in for the night. Sitting down at one of the tables, she kept her back to the wall as she didn't want anyone to sneak up on her. She knew that someone would recognize who she was, but she knew that most people wouldn't because most of them weren't alive during the war. The innkeeper put the ale and food in front of her and she said a quick thank you before he walked away. She started to eat and as soon as she put the first spoonful in her mouth, she noted that someone was sitting in front her and she flicked her gaze up towards the person. Finding it rude when someone doesn't announced their presents before sitting down or even ask if the seat is was taken. Swallowing the bite she had just eaten, she cleared her throat as she flicked her blue eyes on to the person in front of her.

"Can I help you?" She asked to him clearly annoyed as she put her spoon aside before grabbing her glass of ale. Drinking it down, she continued to stare at her stranger in front of her. He didn't answer her at first as he turned his head and order an ale for himself, before turning back to her.

"I think I can help you." He told her with a soft smile and the first thing that she thought he was rouge, he sure looked like it but she had been wronged before. She thought that she had heard him wrong, how could he possible help her but give her information, which she needed. Taking a drink of her ale, she sat it down on the table and leaned back against her chair, her eyes studied him for a few seconds.

"Oh..and how can you help me?" She asked him. She watched his every movement to see if he was going to lie to her, it had happened before and usually it was part of the group, trying to lead her astray and she made them pay with steel.

"I hear that you are looking for the men who are trying to sell a dragon egg. I might have some information" He stated with a soft smile.

"I might be, and who are you?" She asked, she made it a habit to find out the person's name if it looked like that they were going to be to be more just a onetime informer.

"You can call me the rouge, and I know what brothel one of the men is going into." He said rather smugly.

"Oh really and what is the price of this information?" She knew that there was a price for that information, she just needed to know what it was.

"The only price I would like is to have you to take me with you." He told her simply as he leaned back in his own chair. Ava studied is face for a few moments as she waited to what he said to her, she knew that there was price, she just didn't think that it was that. It would be the first time that anyone wanted to go with her, they mostly wanted coin or something else.

"And why do you want to come with me?" She questioned.

"Let just say I want to see this dragon egg for myself, and besides I want to see what type of work you do, I might be inclined to change jobs" The rouge said with a soft smile as he took a drink of ale. Sitting it down in front of him as he leaned back in his chair, waiting for her answer. Of course, he knew exactly who she was as Lord Varis had told him about her. He was sent to keep an eye on her, as well as report anything and everything she was doing. King Robert was more worried about Viserys and Deanerys Targaryen, then about a bastard who has no rights to the throne. They were more concern that she would help her half brother and sister to get the throne.

"Alright meet me here at dawn and we will go from there." She told him simply as she finished her dinner. The rouge have her a nod before getting up and heading towards the door, he only got a few feet from the table before turning to her back to her.

"See you tomorrow then." He said as he finally went to the door and opened it, disappearing into the street. Little did she know that he was going to report to Lord Varis.

(and as always R&R)