As he'd promised, Oren moved Katelina to one of the empty slave's quarters - empty because, unlike Claudius, Kateesha didn't keep human slaves. "They aren't compulsory," Oren had sniffed at the inquiry, an attitude Katelina found interesting, considering the number of human servants he'd had.
Thomas, in a fit of swagger, blabbed that he was going to petition The Guild about Jorick and his "dangerous human", so Oren thought it might be better if Jorick stayed where he was. The more they were apart, the better, or so he said. Katelina didn't agree, but Jorick whispered to her that it was only for one night, and that tomorrow they'd leave.
But, they didn't.
Anya, Des, Thomas, and three of Kateesha's old followers left the next evening, while Katelina and Jorick stayed behind. When she pu
