Lydia had spent considerable time chatting with the 3 rough soldiers of the forces sent to secure the area for a settlement. It wouldn't be long, she figured before a town was popping up in the nearby grasslands... farming, goats and so on... there wouldn't be a place fit for a girl like her to move after that.... lots to do as stake holders moved out to establish farms and to protect them, but not so much as a quiet place for miles. She sighed softly to herself over that. She had come out here hoping for at least a couple of years of peace. But, she wanted to know more about the forces sent out to stand watch... better late than never, she guessed.<br/><br/>She was mildly surprised to find herself sitting beside Silas at the table, eating the stew and other foods that had been gathered, suscpiciously looking for radishes as she ate. She laughed at Silas's flirting, returning it in kind and simply wagging her eyebrows at the question about the bandit. "A girl has to have some secrets." she said suggestively and grinned. "You might not want to know... but it doesn't involve anything as hard as a mace."<br/><br/>When Silas was singled out to first recieve the belt, Lydia was laughing so hard that she fell out of her seat and had to be helped back up, wiping tears from her eyes.... fits of giggles  coming from her every time she looked at Sir silas. "Oh well." she said teasingly, "I'm too lowly now to sleep with a Knight."<br/><br/>Then her own name was called and things quickly got unfunny for her. She didn't swat the little man when her ass got pinched in the process of putting on the belt, although she did glare at him when he straightened the belt under her belly button. "Thank you Mr. Mayor." She said softly, "I'm sure that his madjesty is wise in his choices."<br/><br/>After the ceremony... SIR Lydia??..."First, it was just the bastard child Lydia... then the bitch Lydia... then the lady Lydia... now I'm not even sure if I'm suppose tob e male or female..." she muttered as she retrieved the cold stew and started eating without noticing what was in it, so engrossed in the whole belt thing.