Assallya contemplated. This Darkmoon had unwittingly unveiled a lot of information. Some of it seemed a bit far fetched but was within the realm of possibility. More importantly, if such were true there was an incredible wealth of treasure on hand that she might be able to avail herself of. There were so many possibilities. Maybe she could enslave the woman and have this Esmeralda teach her all she knew. Alternatively, she could make a grab for control of the inn. She'd run a brothel with some success in the past. What was an inn compared with that?

"Becoming a queen comes with many burdens," Assallya commented, "Much of the power gained does not make up for that lost. Your freedom, for example, is the first sacrifice."