" Who is asking my business?" Aaron countered. "Since when are lawful citizens of Aithen accosted as they travel?" By the authority of the Duchess of ...ealto," the guardsman announced. "We check all unknown travelers in the duchy." The Duchess of Realto died some 16 years ago," Aaron leaned back in his chair, raising his left hand up to scratch the back of his neck. "Wait, you're not referring to that chambermaid that shares the Duke's bed are you?" Milords please," the innkeeper rushed, over. Part of Filer. It’s parking for the two Salmon Charters and the Municipal ... but it’s paved and we were driving on it ... Filer was as good a name as any other. Left on Williams and right just past Loomis. At the green Missy cut across to the alley at Rath and left again.Across Ludington Ave, past Table 14 and Cafe 106. Table 14 was closed but 106’s doors were open ... the lights were on but nobody was there. By nobody ... I mean nobody.We cut across the parking lot to the north corner where. .." Mum sighs as I head toward the front door."What?" I ask with mock-innocence, before sighing as mum simply staresat me."You know what..." Mum says, and I can't help but roll my eyes as I tugdown the hem of my short, straight grey skirt. "ALL the way." Oh- come on," I moan. "What am I, a nun?" No," mum replies. "You're a fourteen year old girl." Exactly," I plead, before rolling my eyes again and tugging my skirtdown to its 'proper' length, the hem coming to a couple of inches abovemy knees,. We shook hands and he went to his desk. When Tasha came in, she made several furtive glances towards my office, but didn’t come talk to me. I’d have to wait this out and see what happened. I was still cross with Leila, but I couldn’t unring the bell. And yelling at her wouldn’t have helped.At the staff meeting, Zeke gave me a couple of hard stares, but said nothing. When the meeting broke up, Terry took him aside and I went back to my office. About ten minutes later, I looked up to see Terry at.