"Suit yourself." she responded nonchalantly, and jumped a bit, nearly growling again at the swat (but she did have a little twinge of pleasure from it) "You dare-!  I was just down the street you unwholesome bitch of a bodyguard!  I am<em>not</em>the meek little maiden you think I am, and this Dynast or whatever he is was quite helpful with this shopkeep!"<br/><br/>Why not drag him into this?  Could be fun!  Of course, considering the 'repayment' he was planning, something told her she was about to have an 'encounter' if he'd had his way...