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Date Posted: 11:03:18 07/26/02 Fri
Jo could see that Darius had taken it the wrong way when she had called him an "old fart". She grinned and leaned over, kissing his earlobe as she whispered, "I was just kidding about the old fart thing."
Darius grinned and whispered back, "“Did I tell you about what a wonderful time I had with you at the Rover’s Camp?” He gave her a gentle kiss. “I especially enjoyed what we did in the tent, even though you took complete control. You were simply fantastic.”
Jo grinned at him and returned the kiss, biting his bottom lip softly. "I had wonderful inspiration... and I don't mean the moonshine."
Jo had watched along with Darius as the strange little tableau unfolded with the arrival of the old man, Erlic's meeting with him, and the arrival of the beautiful woman who Erlic eventually left with. Jo looked dumbfounded at Darius as poor Jade simply got up and went to her room, doubtless to avoid facing the stares of curious people.
“I don’t get it,” Darius whispered. “What could have caused Erlic to act that way, and simply leave us, and Jade especially, without so much as a goodbye?”
Jo shrugged and held Darius tightly. "I don't know. Do you suppose he's... you know... maybe with that woman or something?" Jo really didn't know Erlic all that well so she had no idea that it would be unusual for him to run off and have a torrid affair, and she certainly didn't know he was an assassin, so his behavior was baffling to her unless, of course, he was meeting the woman for some sort of secret tryst (which wasn't too secret now, come to think of it). It was obvious that Jade had no idea what was going on. The stricken look that flashed across her face briefly before she composed herself and went up to her room said it all.
“Remind me that if I ever do something like that, you’ll smack me across the face, all right?” Darius said with a grin.
"It's a deal!" Jo chuckled. "But I'm sure that you would never do anything like that... right?" She gave him a mock serious look before grinning again.
Then she winced and took another sip of java. "Maybe I should eat some crackers or something. I don't think Valhorek's hangover medicine is working. In fact... I think he gave me something nasty on purpose just to increase my suffering and teach me the evils of excessive drink. Not that he was any teetoataler."
Suddenly there was a commotion as a large man dressed in black came crashing down the stairs. He was red in the face and his fists were clenched.
"All right! Who took it? Who stole the Cat's Paw?" The man roared as he glared around the room at everyone.
Jo stared at the man with her mouth open. His face was now turning the most amazing shade of purple. She turned to Darius, puzzled. "What is the Cat's Paw??"
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