"So ..."Lee nodded. "Yeah. I need to get to Chem. See you in fifth?"I smiled, though the expression didn't reach my heart. "Save me a seat?" Always." ...hen he pushed his glasses back up onto his nose with onefinger, turned around, and walked away. Taking a little bit of my soulwith him.I remained where I was for another ten or fifteen seconds, ignoring thepeople who waved and spoke to me. I felt I could still detect where he hadbeen standing while touching me. Could still sense his natural. I knelt nervously in front of the King while he studied me at length before he spoke."I have heard much about your prowess with your axe." He said. "I am sure the tales have lost nothing in the telling." He rubbed his chin. "Tell me about the fight with the outlaws."I told him what had happened, not daring to leave anything out or to embellish any part of the tale.When I had finished, the king smiled. "I am in need of a Royal Headsman," he said. "I hereby appoint you to that post. You will. So silly of me to make such a mistake, what to fuck to you take me for?”Susan didn’t reply. After a few minutes of brooding silence, he said “so, are these the clothes that you asked me for the money, the other day?” Not waiting for a reply he carried on “no wonder you didn’t want me to come shopping or me see them.” He glared at her as she stared down at her feet, her long hair falling forward and obscuring her face. Minutes ticked by again in awkward silence, but they seemed like hours.Then. When he looked up to see the two women walking toward them, he let out a sigh of relief, and he nudged Finn and pointed to them."That dark-skinned one is your date tonight, now don't blow this if she is anything like her friend she will rock your world."Everyone was introduced, drinks ordered and the men let the girls sit together in the middle. They received their drinks and small talk was made although it was mainly Heron and Pilar keeping the conversation going. Finally, Pilar grabbed.