Thayet walked the lonely streets of Corus in hope for somewhere to stay. She couldn't stay at the palace, but she didn't know what to do. There was no where else to go. She had to get away somehow.

She had disguised herself as a maid in a dirty gray dress with holes and stains on it. Her hair was tied up in a small, messy ball. She walked into an almost deserted bar and sat down at the counter. She ordered just a small glass of wine and drank it silently. Who needs Jon? She asked herself. Who needs him when I can be on my own, like I was before? She grinned to herself and ordered another glass, this time, being careful not to drink too much and get drunk.

"I'll pay for it." A man who had been sitting next to her held out a gold coin. She put her purse away. He looked at her greedily and smiled a dirty smile. She smiled back.

"Thank you." She added after she had taken a drink.

"I couldn't help but notice you smiling foolishly over here." He looked at her. Suddenly, Thayet found him quite handsome. He had dark hair cropped short. His eyes were a shade of dark green and they sparkled at her under his long eyelashes. His jaw was sturdy and unshaven with a bit of scruffy, dark hair sticking off his face. He looked very comfortable sitting there, looking at her. "I'm Jack." He told her confidently. Thayet thought fast. He name wasn't Thayet, it was... it was Kaden.

"I'm Kaden." She said calmly, and smiled a bit.

Jonathan sat at his desk with a sad, worried look on his face. If only he could see her again. What was he thinking. He was terrible. He would never see her again. The only mystery was that she left with her bags packed in her room. She had disappeared without her stuff. How odd was that?

He stepped into his office where a bright fire was burning. Suddenly, he got the greatest idea. He would look in the fire, ask the Gods to seek her and find out where she was.

He knelt by the fire and collected his magic. It was the perfect thing. He would see her again.

Thayet had been comfortably talking with Jack all night. He seemed like a nice guy, for a city guy. He made her laugh a lot. He was a funny man and made her forget all of her problems. It didn't matter that she had to pretend to be someone else, it just mattered that she liked him and he liked her.

He suddenly got really close and pressed his warm, rough lips against hers. She accepted the kiss as best she could. It was her fault; she had told him that she was single. He actually isn't that bad a kisser, Thayet thought as she kissed him back.

He broke the kiss and looked at her passionately. He grabbed her hand and pulled her from the counter.

"Come with me." He said without looking back at her. He led her up a set of stairs to the inn part of the bar and down a hallway. By the time they got to the door, they were holding each other and kissing each other. Jack opened the door and closed it behind him as quickly as possible. They were already pulling each others clothing off.

Jack's shirt was pulled over his head, Thayet's dress was pulled off. They flew on the bed, not thinking about what they were doing. Thayet didn't even have a doubt. I want to be doing this. She thought as he ran his hands through her hair. I love him.

What Jonathan had seen in the fire made him cringe. It made him shrink away with terror. Thayet was a different person completely. She had changed.

It wasn't like her to go to a bar and just find her way into some man's bed. Jonathan paced in his office, not wanting to ever catch sight of the fireplace ever again.

He couldn't stand it anymore. He walked through the door to his bedroom. There was nothing he could do. His wife had deserted him.