Snippet #2007016

“In all truth Joker, I could not care less if you roomed with me,” Fia finally spoke, sounding almost bored in her words. “You have hired me as protection, and it would serve commonsense if we did room together, if only for the sake of your own self.”

Joker was so overjoyed he unintentionally dropped his facade, something nearly never did accidentally. He had to sleep in the rain for four days in a row that week, and the skies looked cloudy that night, so the idea of a dry bed then was very heart-lifting. Joker could care less if she made an emotionless response to what he had learned turned many women to pudy in his hands; inn keepers, bar maids, naive princesses. Normally her resistance or intelligence to see through his charisma would have impressed and awed Joker, but he was too thankful to care. His red tinted irises slowly faded into a soft green.

“However, before we take our leave . . . I would like to take an order of food with me; those men earlier interrupted my dinner.” Her voice was blunt sounding, her expression harsh. “Please wait for me by the entrance, I will meet you there after my order has been filled.”

As Fia walked away, Joker's stomach growled desperately. He gently reached up and petted his stomach lightly and spoke to it, "Stop whining... Master said there would be hardships and trials..." His stomach replied with a loud rumble. "I know... I'm hungry too..."

Joker could have eaten and slept comfortable if he had just stolen food and broken into a home, but he couldn't do that to good innocent people. Only corrupt and the wicked were targets for his skills that would be the envy of any thief or criminal. Unfortunately there are far less criminals and bad people in Tai that there was in Martanth. So this past couple of weeks were some of the worst days of his life.

He walked over to the enterance, leaning against the wall like a child waiting for their parent. As he watched Fia walk back towards him, he smiled longingly and genuinely, his heart stood still a moment and then sped up quickly. Then his eyes drifted down, just then noticing the large cloth bag. That's her order...? he gulped slowly, hoping that one so frail appearing as her couldn't eat that much and let him have the scraps. It would be far more than he believed he deserved.