She was a nice girl, just not for me."Joseph entered and looked at Matthew. "What's funny?" Oh Matthew," Katherine said before anyone could reply. "He...went on a date with a leather-clad dominatrix at the weekend." Joseph frowned and looked at his employee blushing and grunted."I don't want to know," he said and glanced down at his hands. "Still nicking our fruit I see." The Potassium in the bananas are good for whip wounds, right?" Katherine teased and Matthew groaned; Katherine would keep. A second rinsingand then she turned off the water."You have very nice hair. I know many women whowould love to have your head of hair. Now justsit still for a moment while I get a towel." shesaid.While reaching for my towel, Tina apparentlynoticed the obvious evidence of the tabs on mygarter belt, outlined under my jeans. As shewrapped the towel around my head and lightly driedmy hair, she asked, "Since you are here in awomen's beauty salon, may I call you by a femininename? It doesn't seem. I explained to them the meeting I had with Phaltina and that the curse had been released from the skulls when they broke apart. Kayla was a bit disappointed that she would not be using her mortar and pestle, but she was happier that I was okay.I told them our target’s name, which surprised them only slightly and also the effect that killing him would have. They were not sure how they felt about us losing our abilities. They were worried that if their abilities were lost before the threat the. " The word of a sorcerer out of nowhere! Why should we listen to him?" Because if we fail, he doesn't get paid. He will lose the swords and shields he has so generously furnished to us. Not to mention the spears, iron caps, and sundry mail shirts and keen daggers. Our gold and gems must be precious indeed in his own land if he is willing to trade so much fine worked iron for the mere promise of it. What think you, Orzad?" Chinzel turned to the third man in the tiny room. "You have done business.