I was caught off guard! Once when the most enticing scent overwhelmed my senses. Twice when he had stepped through that door in all his majestic glory. And thrice when his eyes locked on mine.
Accused of stealing from the king of Xatis, I had sworn a thousand times, declaring my innocence when the first buyer who laid his eyes on the precious ring had alerted the king’s guard. The man’s excitement was written all over his face at the unusual find, he claimed and I was only too happy at not having to struggle to find a buyer in the crowded capital. Little did I know that the buyer’s excitement had nothing to do with the actual jewel, but with the reward that came with finding the jewel. He’d asked to wait for him as he had gone out back to collect my p*****t. He’d claimed the ring’s worth
