The commander snorted, "Evil?  No, I think I'd be able to tell if he were evil."  Of course paladins had an innate ability to evil, and while it wasn't necessarily the case that Commander Rekterinias is a paladin, her words go a long way to suggesting it to be so.  Turning her gaze to lock directly onto Alana, she added, "Besides, just because a person has evil in their hearts doesn't necessarily make them untrustworthy or a plotting mastermind.  Were such the case, I doubt the Lord Protector would have called on you for your skills."<br/><br/>She sighed and turned her back on the pair for a moment, walking to a shelf and leaning against it as she looked out of a small window set in the wall.   The glass of the small window was frosted, but some movement could be seen on the street below, though no details.  "He has been in the building once before, three days ago.  He came as a member of the explorers guild, petitioning the lord protector for approval to delve into the tunnels beneath the ancient prison.  That was his official reason of course.  I suspect that his real reason was that he wished to see me, for he brought me a very sweet letter.  Then later that night... well..."<br/><br/>She stopped for a moment and pressed her head against the frosted glass of the window gently, "last night he and I saw each other again, but we slept at his home.  I can remember the evening quite well, and we went to bed together.  I awoke early this morning, as I always rise with the dawn, said my prayers, then returned to my home while he still slept.  Then came in to work to find the Protector in a rage over the theft."<br/><br/>She turned back to face the pair, "I can give you his address if you'd like to question him, but..."  She seemed uncertain... "I had hoped to keep our affair secret for as long as possible."