The girl set the pitcher, mug and the key down in front of Lizzie keeping her eyes lowered. "Your room is the first door on you left at the top of the...stairs." The girl was a half-elf and would have been pretty, except for her puffy eyes and the tears running down her cheek. Not hearing any questions, the girl ran to bring the tray back to the bar and then returned to her scrubbing. Lizzie snarled under her breath and thought, The innkeeper has just put himself on my bad side, but I have to. 'Bye Jean or who everyou are.'Jean scowled at her and I hurriedly pushed past.Jean watched us load the boxes into a taxi and I watched her aswe drove off.Goodbye Jean, and goodbye to Allan. We laughed all the way backin the cab and I laughed so hard I began crying, crying withrelief.'What's wrong, Liz?' Angela asked, hand on my arm.'Oh, I don't know, everything and nothing,' I said weakly. 'Shereally thought Allan was useless, didn't she?''I can't understand what Allan saw in that tart,' Angela. 00. After I handed it to him, he got out of the car and gave the cash to the Hispanic man, in exchange for a set of keys. Then Billy followed the man into a door on the side of the building, while the rest of us continued to wait in the car. After a few minutes, Billy stepped out and waved for us to come and join him. And the Hispanic gentleman left.Tammie and I both took deep breathes before exiting the car. We passed by a group of white kids on their skateboards on our way into the building.. I hope I didn't offend," he was saying. He ran a hand through his hair. "I thought I might have, because you, you never contacted me after Marcus's announcement, and, and after... Our time together." Yes, that," she said. "Paitr, I--" Gabriele, I want you to marry me," he said. "Soon. As soon as I'm invested as your First Lance."Now that she had no answer to."You're the only one for me, Gabriele," he said. "Surely you can see that. I've been... I can't ever sleep, I toss and turn, I dream of.