“Never mind.”Nate finally took pity on me. “It’s not exactly standard, I’ll give you that. But they are legally married, and to be honest, h...s skills as a merchant will aid Delilah running the Arling. She’s a pushover. Couldn’t bargain for something to save her life. And she’s happy with him. I wouldn’t do anything to jeopardise that.“Besides,” he glanced at Leliana and blushed, “he isn’t the only commoner married to a noble.”The bard paled and looked away, expression tortured.“Teagan’s. I shot her a look before turning my attention back to what I was doing."Seriously, I don't know any more than that," she said. "I got us each different colours in case I didn't like mine." She grabbed my slushie and tried it, then handed it back. "Nah, mine's better anyway." Lucky you."Eventually I got back on the highway and settled in for another long stretch of driving. We'd had music for the first little while, then Kylie's mp3 player died and we wouldn't be able to charge it until we got. Both could provide local resources and manpower, if they were inclined.In the halls of state government, Senator Robertson was marking time. She had votes lined up, but not enough of them. An actual building would be important, but a set of annual financial statements would be very helpful. We were waiting for the end of the year, to close the books. With all this as background, Morgan invited me to a holiday reception at the Governor's House.I was not sure what to expect, but I would at least. He tossed and turned a little, trying to find a comfortable spot. He look at his clock again and only a couple of minutes had passed. He was struck by a thought. When he was younger he would purposely stay up this late. Waiting until he was sure that his parents and sisters were asleep. He'd sneak into their bedrooms and steal their panties. He was caught only once by his dad. But he let him off, saying that it would be "their little secret." It end up being a secret he'd taken to the grave.At.