Well, it should have, but I could see that she was changed somehow. Trunk, as all males did to some degree, immediately fell in lust with her, but tha... was fleeting, especially when she disappeared for a few hours one afternoon, only to return with Thistle and Starlight Hellerin.With the Bard of the North and the Bard of Beletara both in residence, River and Trunk had another serious bout of worship and star-struck awe. Trunk had another serious case of lust that lasted a few hours at. "I shrugged. "I don't think I've ever unloaded that crap," I said. "I'm sorry. Again." But I'll be safe if I spend a couple of nights at your place, then? Monday I can go looking for permanent digs. I'll try to not keep pushing your buttons." I will try to restrain myself," I replied. "I'm really not a nutcase, Jen." And I'm not the enemy. I might look like it, but I'm not. I'm a casualty in this war, sir." Okay. Truce?" Didn't know we were having a battle." That's the problem sometimes.. Toliver looked at me and gave me a crafty smile. Then he pulled a stack of brand new bills out of his bag and counted out twenty of them. At my inquisitive look, he explained.“Railroad money Mister McGuinn, I was out trying to purchase land today. I’ll replace this with my own money once I’m back in my room.”I nodded my understanding and thanked him. He wasn’t as cordial in dismissing me. By then though, it didn’t really matter, because Burton Toliver had just passed me twenty of the. We're more'n a little on edge about this. Besides,having a Sheriff for a helper is kinda, well, showy."He took a drink of beer before continuing. "What we was thinking wasto meet up with you here, then walk with the horses to the assayoffice. You'd help us get the saddlebags with the ore inside and waitwhile we cash it in." I work for Se?or O'Toole. He won't like me skipping out to helpyou." It won't take that long." He chuckled. "Be a man about it.Besides, there's a ten dollar gold.