Thieves learn early on not to mess with fighting men.” She grinned at him. “And not just because they don’t have any money. A noble with a dueli...g sword, maybe, if you think you can get away with it, but a man with well-used armor and a real weapon? It’s not worth the risk.”Corec nodded. “Maybe he’ll get used to me in time. But that reminds me ... remember that inn from the first night we ran into each other?”“Yes.”“When I came back a few days later, the innkeeper told me that some baron’s son. We have other room on the floor where we have toilets and water filter for us to fetch water. To get to the toilet, we need to walk past the water filter. Her desk is on the corner of the bay to the end and I used to sit in the middle. There were around 12 desks in a bay. That means she sits 5 or 6 desks away from me to the corner. So whenever she wants to go to washroom, she has to walk past me. That day when she went to washroom, I took my empty water bottle to fill the water and also talk to. A small shed of one hundred square feet occupied a corner to serve as her home, providing protection from wind and weather. She had a refrigerator, a stove, a toilet to a septic tank, and a pump to bring water from the well. There was a single mattress. I provided a stationery bicycle and weights for exercise. She had a monitor and VCR to play the tapes I left her. She had the sun and the moon and the birds, snakes, lizards and insects to keep her company.Several things were missing. They were. After I'm done, he comes out and says good job, and to come in and he'll get me my money. I follow him in and shut the door behind me.He is wearing black leather pants with a zipper running down each leg, a black tank top, and black leather boots. He hands me my money and I comment on his choice of clothes on this hot day. He laughs and says yeah, but that he had just found the pants in with some of his old clothes and wanted to see if they still fit him. I don't really buy that story, but hey,.