Room," I stated with my eyes boring into his. I wanted to make sure that he could not misunderstand my requirements.I was tired of his holier-than-tho... attitude, and left to find Chandra before I did something that I would regret later.I found Chandra overseeing the restocking of the carriage for the last leg of our journey to Megan's home."Leave that to the men, I want you by Megan's side keeping her safe from that toad." Chandra, sensing my mood, went to do my bidding after a quick word with. I was glad my own privates were well hidden under my desk, as my interest would have been readily apparent otherwise.After a few more minutes of small talk, and a constantly shifting view of Milo's intimates, she jumped up from the desk, and prepared to leave."Nice to meet you Marshall. I'll see you again tomorrow. Long Black again?" That would be great. I'll get some cash though, I can't have you buying me coffee every day."She swirled out the door again, and I got back to my work, but kept. When taken to task for it, I replied "In five or seven years I shall have an orchard. Will you?" I found that the factor had yellow rounds of cheese for sale. I bought several as well as five pounds of beeswax. They had to be dipped in wax to keep the rind from thickening over the winter. I also needed to wax my bows, strings and boots before wet weather set in come fall. I also bought a ten gallon barrel of whale oil for my lamp and a fifty pound barrel of ground oats for gruel and oat. I’m fine, thanks.” And I was, except I needed to pee after drinking several beers and walking home in the cold. “I’m going straight up to bed. See you in the morning.”Watching my urine streaming into the toilet bowl, I chuckled. Too much beer. Dulled my senses. A minute after eleven. What an idiot! But there’ll be another time. Hopefully.~~~~~Three nights later, an even colder one, I was heading towards my digs, only this time I was walking down the street. I saw her standing in the shadows;.