I finished the drink in a world breaking speed and left, on the way home picking up a cheap bottle of wine to have by myself. When I returned home, I...crossed pubs and taverns off the list, these places were fun when you were having a quiet social drink with family and friends. There was only one other option, hit the clubs alone, or the easiest option buy a toy, which I didn’t want to. The next day I would begin scouting the local nightclubs just to get a taste of the nightlife again as it had. ”The woman dug in her purse and came out with a twenty dollar bill. She handed it over to him and said, “I don’t have a ten.”“Stephen!”Claudia stuck her head in the office and said, “He’s busy.”“Send him in anyway,” Magus said.Claudia rolled her eyes and said, “Okay.”Stephen entered the office and said, “You bellowed oh great master of assigning impossible homework assignments.”“Yes. Give this twenty to Claudia and bring back a ten,” Magus said holding out the twenty dollar bill to. " She exhaled heavily after I said this and blinked her eyes slowly."Yes, master," she relented, "that's fair." She walked slowly over to the desk and retrieved the ice bucket, then made her way to the door. She turned the knob and opened the door slowly, shooting me a defiant, indescribably erotic, look over her shoulder as she stepped through the door and out into the hall.I couldn't believe she was actually doing it. She was a well-respected professional, this was crazy. I had fully expected. “But ... but why?” I shook my head again. “And w-what were those Clan Wars?”“They happened before humans wrote their histories, in the Age of Legends,” Randver said, shaking his head. “When my father was young, and when the world was rich in magick.” He paced a gain. “And ... you wouldn’t understand.”I clenched my jaw. “Randver,” I said, quietly. “I believe that I can-”“You believe?” he turned to face me. “You think you can see to the soul of a dwarf, and grasp what makes him act and think?.