| Monday 29th. January
What a surprise I came back to.
Anna have stepped down and left me in charge of the Swaggers Inn.
I'm so nervouse and scared.
What if I can't do the job as well as She did?
The tensions between Kiran and I have eased alot, which is a relief.
He have been working there, since before I started and I really need his help, with the Swaggers.
Actually, I'm blessed - I really am.
I got my best friends at the Staff and I'm sure, if I ask them, they would give me a hand, with whatever it could be.
Bless them all.
There are some very disturbing things though.
Kiran told me, that while I was in N?jel'm the Guardsmen from Yew had been there and litterly forced the Staff into working as Hirelings for them. We should be in disguises, but If we denied, the Yewians would burn down the Swaggers.
Argh! Just thinking of it, makes my stomach hurt as feck!
I'm scared, that the Vesperians find out.
What would they do..
Behead us?
Hang us?
Or is hanging only used in Yew?
Hanse would be so dissapointed. Actually no - He would be so pissed, that I can't find words to describe it.
I first thought "Piece of cake, We'll just tell the Vesperians and they will smack some Yewian bum with help from theire Allies."
But were I in for a surprise or what - when I told Kiran about my thoughts... Vesper and Cove are in war.
And now, apparently the alliance between Kaldor and Vesper is broken.
All because of that bloodi Markie!
Kiran and I had been in Trinsie, speaking with the Elves as we was starting to run low on Ler Vontano, the Elvish wine.
When we came back to the Swaggers - Hanse and some of the other Guards was standing outside the Swaggers with a Markie from Yew, that claimed he wanted to speak with Kiran!
Argh! I thought, that was my last moment. Cause Kiran had a drink too much at the Rose and I was dead scared, that he - in his statement would tell the Vesperians everything.
We managed to make the Vesperians believe, that it was a plot - That the Yewian was only trying to cause trouble.
I was so releifed, when Hanse suggested takeing the Yewian to Trinsie.
Afterall, it sounded like a good plan. Yew have been attacking Trinsie a few times and mebbe they would have been happy to see - Least one of the Yewians back in Trinsie for justice.
They left and I managed to get Kiran inside. Where I tried to sober him up.
After a while Lyonya came back and dumped down on a chair at the Bar.
She told me, that now hell seemed to have been leashed and to be honest - I fear she is right.
Apparently the Kaldorians had attacked the Guards, as soon as they spotted the Vesperian Uniforms and ofcause the Vesperians had tried to defend themselfs.
Lyonya left the Swaggers and then a rather annoyed Ikus arrived and asked for Hanse or Mr. Twothumb. He wanted an explanation about what happened and why Hanse had ordered the Vesperians to attack the Kaldorians.
I went like, what the feck?!
And then I started to explain, what Lyonya told me.
Ikus didn't wanna disguss those things with Davions Lass and it ended up with me getting moody over, that Ikus apparently didn't believe much I said.
Even though, Hedlyn had been watching it all from the Shadows.
Today, I don't really blame him.
Afterall, I am Hanse's lass and I can imagin if he thought, I was just takeing Hanse's or Vespers side in those matters.
Anyways - I left Hanse a letter on his desk at the jail. Then hopefully Hanse will speak with Ikus and they will get things sorted out.
Vesper appears to be all alone and it seems so hopeless.
I feel terrible, with holding this secret with us working for the Yewians.
OH MY GAWD!
What if the Yewians, want us to aid them in some insane raid against Vesper?!
Oh Gawd! I'll jump off the roof, if that happens!
Hanse is seeking new Allies in the Dragoni's who have moved to Vesper from Haven, I believe it was.
But I'm not sure, that will be enough, if there is war with Vesper vs. Yew, Cove, Trinsie and argh Kaldor!
Oh This is bad! This is really bad!
Worse thing, is Kiran is takeing it rather relaxed! ARGH!
What won't Anna say, if she comes back on a visit and finds the Swaggers in Ashes?! ARGH!
I need a drink! Mebbe two glasses of Deuce's Life Elixir will make me think of something else...
*The writeing ends* |