Lina clapped her hands happily when a tankard was set down in front of her, the size of it almost bigger then her. "Yes, thats the stuff. You know, Lucas, this place is known for its fine ale." She grinned at him and then took a long sip of the brew. "Ooooo," her eyes grow wide in her small face. "Very good indeed." A man had walked up by then, fidgeting by her side and coughing to get her attention. After tasting her drink she then turned and acknowledged him. "So, you need our help?" The man nodded as sat down at the head of the table with Lina and Lucas on either side, his large, work hardened hands picked at the splinters on the table.
"I need to see if my wife is cheating on me. Her sister came to me the other day and said that she had seen Rose with another man being...intimate." He coughed nervously and looked away from Lina's probing eyes.
"So, you want me to do a spell to see if your wife is cheating on you? That is correct," she questioned, pushing back inky hair that had fallen in to her eyes.
"Eh...yes. That is what you do, right? You give spells to people to help their problems."
"Yes, that is what we do. But first I have some questions. Has your wife ever been anything, but faithful to you?"
"No."
"And how is her relationship with her sister?"
"Um, dramatic to say the least. They have never gotten along and I would say Risa has always been jealous of Rose."
"That is all I needed to know. But first the payment," she held out her small hand to him as Lucas stood to shield them from the view of the rest of the tavern. The man quickly passed her a bag, coins clinking in it. Lina opened it and counted it quickly before secreting it away in to a pocket on her person. "Splendid," she said with a grin as Lucas sat back down. "Now, here is what you will do. You will go home and make love to your wife, have many babies, and live a happy life."
"Wait, what? Is there anything else to it? Like a revealing of the name so I know who to convict for the crime of sleeping with a married woman?"
"No. Because your wife in not cheating on you. You wife's sister acted out spiteful jealousy and because of your own jealousy at the thought that your wife would do such a thing you listened to this Risa instead of to your logic." She stopped him from replying and waved a hand in the air. "That is all. You may go."
Lucas shook his head at his sister, trying to keep a smile from showing on his stern features. She certainly liked to use the regal card during these deals. She told him it made her feel more the part. When the man walked away, still a little befuddled, Lucas glanced over at Lina and asked, "How did you know?"
"Would you have told on me if I was married, but sleeping with someone who is not my husband?"
"No," he said immediatly.
"And why is that?"
"Because you are my sister. I would tell you to stop, but I would not tell your husband because my loyalty lies with you..." His voice trailed off at the end and he shook his head with a sigh. "You are too smart sometimes, my dear sister."
"I know," she said with a grin, licking foam from her top lip with delight.
"Then since you are so smart, did you know that there has been someone watching us from across the way?" He flicked his head in the general direction of the cloaked person.