If he was a king, he would own the place. Since he is only a lord, he rents." Rents?" Shmor asked."Sends tribute to the emperor," Pardin said. "Same t...ing if you look at it from an elfish point of view."Three hundred horny dwarves made the room a bit crowded. Pardin could see Lord Hinderblast standing in front of his throne with the last of his body guard in front of him with their swords drawn. There was a woman, Lady Hinderblast, standing behind the throne but not hiding behind it."Begone you. “Did you really say that?” asked Diane in a hushed voice.I nodded.She giggled and said, “You couldn’t have picked a worse person to say something like that to. Stuck up cow!” She glanced at the door and whispered, “You have never told me my boobs are superb” She pushed her chest in my direction and I was just about to answer her when we both heard the voice of the head calling us both back in. Diane gave me a cheeky look and we both reentered the room. The head looked at me and said, “Having. With me having to hold my sore right hand up and as far away from heatas humanly possible while running the grill spatula with my left, I wasgrateful that fortune had smiled by making me left handed, and with mein whites I looked like some spastic French Olympic swordsman dueling ina life or death match! But finally, the pain began to fade and Icontinued getting all those burgers, fish-wiches, and fries out as wellas all those chicken dinners, steaks and baked potatoes, with salads andtoast to. Wet, tired and hungry, I sneaked out of the bushes by the inn and went back to wait for night by returning to hide in the weeds.I about jumped out of my skin when Deputy Scruggs crept up behind me and asked in a menacing voice, "What do you think you are doing skulking around my town, boy?" I kept my upper body low to the ground and mumbled something about being lost. "Lost? I'd say you were lost, you're in a different county, never mind not in the land o' darkness. Don't be surprised, jig, I.