.. I'd dealt with assholes before. I couldn't see what Adam saw in this idiot, but then love is blind. And if seeing my one great same-sex love meant ...utting up with Trevor's petulance and rudeness ... well, I could deal with that.Dinner proceeded pretty much as you'd expect from the above ... I tried to engage Trevor in conversation, asking him about his acting and what else he'd done, but he was sulky and monosyllabic. He only seemed inclined to talk when I was speaking with Adam--then he. "Hey, Tasha!" Lissera yelled out, directing her gaze to an open doortoward the back. "Can you put another bowl of your famous stew on my tab?We've got a hungry traveler here." Aye, and a cute one, too, from all the fuss everyone's making!" a loudvoice called back. A moment later, what I could only assume was theinnkeeper emerged from the backroom. Tasha was a somewhat portly, middle-aged woman with short-cropped brown hair that stopped directly at herneck's nape. Her arms seemed more thick with. I saw her come through the double doors at the end of the corridor and my heart just melted. She looked so grown up, tall and willowy, womanly with a girlish air, her wild red hair fanning a still-freckled complexion. I’d never been so pleased to see her. ‘Oh, darling,’ I said, ‘I hadn’t expected you to be here.’ ‘Hi Mum, Dad! Simon gave me a lift.’ ‘Simon?’ ‘One of our lecturers. How’s it going?’ Becky gave me a kiss and I felt the warmth of her hug, the fragrance of her favourite perfume. " Million? Twenty-eight million?" she shrieked."Yeah, probably double that on softcore, but that kind of gold buys so much more here. I'm gonna ask you a favor, though." Uh-oh, why do I feel like I'm about to be hoodwinked."I chuckled. "ColMustard could desperately use it. He can only afford twenty-one million, but he'll owe you one, and he does a lot of farming. I'm sure he'll either have some sick gear for you, or he'll pay you later. Unfortunately he spends his gold as fast as he earns it..