Velma smiled and nodded at the plate of food.<strong>"Enjoy your meal, my father is a great cook, and Jakob is a pretty good assistant, it would be a shame to let that go to waste.  Tell me your story and we'll go from there."  Then turning back to the room where her father was talking to a pair of gnomes she yelled, "Dad, I'm off for the night." </strong>Which earned a grunt and a nod, as if it was almost expected.  She listened as Miyuki ate her food and told her tale, quietly devouring the bard's words.  Finally when she was done Velma said,<strong>"Well I understand now.  That paladin is a crafty one.  She wanted you to learn somethings.  Which I think you have, haven't you?  First appearances can be quite deceptive, people and things may not be what they first seem.  It's easy to make those mistakes, especially here in this town.  Even I still get lost on my way to the market sometimes and end up in the poorside if I'm distracted, and I've lived here my whole life."</strong><br/><br/><strong>"So, what lesson do you think she wanted you to learn by visiting me?" </strong>Velma raised one eyebrow, eager to see what Miyuki had to say.  Again the bard had the feeling that this question might have multiple meanings.