<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/9b/Yulafractae.jpg)</div>Her ruse worked!  Under the cover of ignorance, she'd convinced  their benefactor that she knew only the most common knowledge of the customary kiss.  With one hell of a distraction and her own wiles, she'd secured the coin beneath her tongue, not to mention the kiss itself.  The spark between them was evident, and to say that she didn't enjoy the kiss would be a boldfaced lie, though she did what she could to keep hungry hands away despite the light groans she let out during the kiss.  Seeing the look of rage on Ticia's face was not something that brought a large amount of joy to Yula, but she knew it needed to be done.  Losing her luck in the midst of battle could lead to terrible things, not only for her, but for her...<em>companions.</em>"Not the first one to utter those words, and you'll not be the last."  She replied as the woman took her leave, while Yula pulled up her clothing, giving a pointed look to Phelypsis.  "You could have gotten yourself<em>killed</em>."  She shot at the barbarian.  Sure, she didn't care for her, but that would've been an awful death to die, by the blade of a knife in a tavern.<br/><br/>She took a seat on the table, spitting the coin out softly.  "The Jacca's Kiss is a custom here, and on the surface, it truly is nothing but a kiss.  There's a bloodline, ripe with magic, that flows through the nobles of this area, connected in some way to the fae of old.  Think of it as a contract.  When you make this contract, it binds the two involved.  Well, perhaps that isn't the best way to word it...It binds<em>the truth</em>between the two in the moment, but what people often do not do is the aftermath of it.  The true price of this kiss is one's<em>luck.</em>Had she kissed any of us normally, she would have been able to<em>steal</em>our luck in a moment she needed it, or she wanted us to fail.  That fae bloodline that makes this possible is also the very same blood that allows it to be reversed, however.  Fae have been known to have weaknesses to metals, and if you place a piece of metal in your mouth during this kiss, the effects are reversed.  In essence, when I feel I need luck on my side, I can force it to me, from her."  She finished her explanation,  breathing a heavy sigh afterwards.  "I fear this might not be the last we've seen of her, given the way she spoke."<br/><br/>"If we are going through the area leading to the Savashhi wartents, I believe I can guide us there, if you would allow it."  She added, though it wasn't so much an offer as her<em>telling</em>them she would lead.