"FRESH FISH!" A large, sweaty, ruddy-faced, balding man slammed a fish down on the counter in front of Kaylan. "And what may I do for you, little missy?"
"Umm... I was told you'd give me a place to stay." Kaylan said, her nervousness showing through her voice.
"Well little missy, I'll see what I can do. Anything else?"
"Um..." Kaylan started. "I know this sounds silly but... Kuzco sent me?"
"Allrighty then." Said the fishmonger. "Another for the room above."
He gave Kaylan a knowing look.
"So you're in with the prince are you?"
"Um... yes... I mean No... I mean... I'm working for him.. Not like that but..." Kaylan was quickly growing more and more agitiated at describing her position with Kuzco. "He's giving me a job and I'm to wait here and in a week he'll come and organize things."
"Oh, Well that's different." The fishmonger said. "You can help around her for a week then."
Kaylan sighed, This was as good an understanding as she would get. "I guess I'll have to... If I'm paid."
"You can be paid in food and board." The fishmonger stated.
Kaylan contested that. "Kuzco said I'd get free food and board."
"He didn't say that to me."
"I don't want to work here."
"No one WANTS to work here."
"I don't know how to sell fish."
"You wont be selling them."
"I don't DO dirty work."
"Fine fine..." The fishmonger said, defeated. "I'll give you five apples for a weeks work and free board and you can organize the fish on display."
"No way!" Kaylan exclaimed. "The job's worth three oranges, a goat and free food and board, At least."
"One orange, Two apples, a goat and free food and board and you can also sweep up, scale the fish and wash the dishes."
"Okay..." Kaylan smiled. "But without the fish scaling."
"Deal." The fishmonger conceded. "And by the way, my name is Naril. I used to work in the palace, you know."
"Really?" Suddenly Kaylan was interested. "What did you do?"
"I was the imperial entertainer." Naril paused. "But I guess I made one too many fish jokes."
Naril let out a hearty laugh and Kaylan nervously joined in, wondering what Naril had really done to be demoted so radically.
"Umm... I was told you'd give me a place to stay." Kaylan said, her nervousness showing through her voice.
"Well little missy, I'll see what I can do. Anything else?"
"Um..." Kaylan started. "I know this sounds silly but... Kuzco sent me?"
"Allrighty then." Said the fishmonger. "Another for the room above."
He gave Kaylan a knowing look.
"So you're in with the prince are you?"
"Um... yes... I mean No... I mean... I'm working for him.. Not like that but..." Kaylan was quickly growing more and more agitiated at describing her position with Kuzco. "He's giving me a job and I'm to wait here and in a week he'll come and organize things."
"Oh, Well that's different." The fishmonger said. "You can help around her for a week then."
Kaylan sighed, This was as good an understanding as she would get. "I guess I'll have to... If I'm paid."
"You can be paid in food and board." The fishmonger stated.
Kaylan contested that. "Kuzco said I'd get free food and board."
"He didn't say that to me."
"I don't want to work here."
"No one WANTS to work here."
"I don't know how to sell fish."
"You wont be selling them."
"I don't DO dirty work."
"Fine fine..." The fishmonger said, defeated. "I'll give you five apples for a weeks work and free board and you can organize the fish on display."
"No way!" Kaylan exclaimed. "The job's worth three oranges, a goat and free food and board, At least."
"One orange, Two apples, a goat and free food and board and you can also sweep up, scale the fish and wash the dishes."
"Okay..." Kaylan smiled. "But without the fish scaling."
"Deal." The fishmonger conceded. "And by the way, my name is Naril. I used to work in the palace, you know."
"Really?" Suddenly Kaylan was interested. "What did you do?"
"I was the imperial entertainer." Naril paused. "But I guess I made one too many fish jokes."
Naril let out a hearty laugh and Kaylan nervously joined in, wondering what Naril had really done to be demoted so radically.