Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-12599067-20141127202735/@comment-11457306-20150103154949

(Too complicated, Billy.)

Kasra's mouth dropped open as she watched him leave. She looked at the empty bottle. She decided she had chosen the wrong man, for this one was obviously a eunich. Placing the drained vessel on the pavement at her feet, a monument to her failure, she rested her chin on her hand and her elbow on her knee and watched as the stranger walked out of sight.

Conall climbed down from the bridge and came to sit beside her. "Wasn't him?"

"He said nothing to indicate that he was."

Conall picked up the bottle. "He never even offered you any.  I should have shot him just for that."

Kaz smiled and straightened up. She leaned into him and he put his arms around her. "Tell me, Conall.  What made you re-act when Ranulf was talking about that Vampire back at the Inn?"

"Tegan spoke of her, right before she disappeared.  She was to help Rowan find her, his beloved.  She felt guilty about that.  She had enticed Rowan to help them escape with the promise that she would help him find her.  Then she fought with that crazy Stormcloak fellow and left.  She said it wasn't until she was miles away that she remembered the debt."

"Oh.  Well, that's not much to go on, is it?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, if we could find the Vampire we could lure Rowan in."

Conall laughed out loud. "You never cease to amaze me, Kaz.  I like the way your mind works.  That's why I love you so."

Kasra started. "You love me?"

Conall smiled. "I have ever loved you, Kasra," he said softly.

Kasra hugged him tight. Conall held her in return. They stayed that way for some time, ignoring the stares of the people who passed. Then he stood, lifting her up with him and sliding one arm underneath her legs.

"Where are we going?" she asked.

"To the Inn.  We are done here.  Let the others find this Clarent fellow."

"Okay." She relaxed against his chest and let him carry her away.