The maids had gone downstairs and Dan was finally in peace. The new one seemed to have the right attitude and plenty of respect for him, but he could tell she would be a handful at times. A nice, firm handful of... He had to physically shake the images out of his head to concentrate. That kind of thinking had nearly caused him to lose his cool once already. Come to think of it, they would likely be downstairs for at least an hour. As much as grief as Hagetaka gave people, she was a decent conversationalist. While that went on, it was time for the stressed bandit king to retire to his chamber and curl up with a good book.