Any case he really was drooling that night – guess it was the combination of the necklace and my semi exposed breasts – and something about that, ...lus the way he was blabbing on about how I was so much younger and prettier than his wife, how much he wanted to make love to me, something about all this made me feel particularly naughty. So I let him carry on embarrassing himself for a while, flirty little smile on my face, and then I suggested he take me to a club after dinner and after that.... I heard another shotgun blast, a pause, and two more blasts from a shotgun. Meanwhile, several .44s were firing. There was a slightly longer pause and two more blasts from a shotgun. Then, a few seconds later, I felt Helen gather me in her arms. That was when I fainted completely.I found out later that I was unconscious for about three hours. I came to my senses while lying in a bed, later identified as part of the hotel. Helen was sitting beside me, quietly crying, and a much older woman was. She walks over to me and slowly unbuttons my jacket; I protest weakly and she ignores it, before pushing her hands over my shoulder and underneath my jacket and my coat. She runs her hands along the tops of my arms and collects my clothes as they fall behind me to the floor. She has a coat hanger ready and slides the navy suit jacket onto it. I gaze into her eyes looking at me; they are a deep blue. I recognise the eyes but I do not remember who they belong to; I must pay more attention in the. ." teased Steetch. "No, never mind, I didn't say a thing." protested Hardcase. "How about we follow the trade route, and find the next town or economic center?" geeked Steetch. "Mayby they have a Quest-like Adventure they need handled there?" he guessed. The adventurers had discovered that people didn't have any strong opinions about magic users, except that you didn't want to mess with someone who had powers, be they gods or wizards. So, Freaky would get to dress as strangely as he cared to..