The Land of Grimney - The Illustrated Adventures of Cora Pearl, aged 12

*Candles flicker seductively in the back parlour of the Three Bells*

*Drex stands and waits impatiently for the old woman lighting the candles to shuffle over.*

I want a blonde. Human. Two hours, nothing fancy. Send up ale too.

*The old lady nods*

Helgina, Annakelle, Daisle... There's a customer.

*She gives a twisted smile*

Take ya pick sir.

*She turns to Daisle who is crying and scowls*

Make a fuss in front of the customers and Mistress Jana will be 'aving dealin's with ya. Smile for the gentleman.

*He points to Annakelle*

You.

*He shakes his head as she starts to speak to him him*

Don't talk. If I wanted a woman to talk to I'd visit my sister. Just take me to the room and don't waste my time.

*Drex follows Annakelle up the stairs the turns back to Mother Gray.*

Don't forget my ale.

*Kya saunters in and takes a bit of a red apple.*

Mother Gray, we have a new girl starting in residence. She's young and unspoilt so Jana wants to organise an auction for her maidenhead.. you know the usual stuff.

*She carries on eating the apple*

The girl was called Sylvie, I don't know what Jana plans on calling her yet. She's pretty young, eleven would be my guess so it will be quite a specialist event... invite only and secret. You know how fussy Carados is about underaged girls working in brothels.

*She rolls her eyes*

He'd shut us down...I'd take this life over my old orphanage any day.

*Kya grins*

That knight protector won't be coming back, it only took one day to poison Sylvie's mind against him and the fool is going to march up to Darl Thranmere and demand his wife! He'll be gone faster than that child's virginity... and Jana will tell the girl that he sold her fair and square.