The irritant was of little consequence for as the councilor was admonishing Stefan for not answering directly, the crowned prince was laughing uproari...usly. The king banged on the table once for both to cease their noise.Stefan continued, "He wanted me put to death for slaying his priest in Marakand. When he failed at that gambit, he charged me with heresy." Yet you are here and not in his dungeon," the crowned prince remarked with amusement still in his voice. "How did you escape that charge?". This battle wuz so quiet that there wuz no reaction from the infantry that wuz steadily marchin' away. They kept goin', completely oblivious ta the fate of their artillery. Our dogs had been so effective an' efficient that the whole fight had lasted less than five minutes. What little noise that had been made by the artillery crews had been dismissed as the usual thin' from men who wuz strugglin' ta move their stuff through that stream.Now what? As good as our dogs wuz, there wuz no way they. I thought her eyes got wide for a fleeting moment, as if she felt it as well, but immediately convinced myself I was imagining it. I know a tent began to spring up in my pants and I glad I was standing close to the desk so she couldn't see below my waist."You're staying with us for one night?" That's right." How many?" Me." And you wanted a king-sized bed in a room with a fridge ... let's see, on the first floor. Right?" You've got it." Where did you hear about us?" Triple-A guidebook.". 'It was nice holding you as well dear, but I need to use the bathroom, shower and start supper, ' I replied.'Popi I do supper, that is my job and I must do it or you'll not want me no more, ' she said with mock seriousness.Playing her game, I said 'Well, that's true, you do have to pull you weight here and you haven't done much of your work the last two days. You've just laid in bed or the hammock; maybe the job is too much for a little girl like you. I should look for a real woman to help me.