Jin looked up at him, curious. "You have done many, many stupid things. But the... the dream was about... my parents." Her gaze dropped. "The goblin elders told me how they died when I became old enough to sleep in the female beds. What they did not know is that... when I sleep, I remember. I was... a baby. And I was there. And I remember." Her hands shook, very slightly. "It does not happen every time I sleep, which is... nice. Otherwise I would not sleep." She looked back up at him again, and frowned. Reaching up, she touched his cheek, her fingertips gently running over his skin. "You did not sleep. You will not get healthy if you do not sleep. And to sleep, you need a bed." She pointed at his bed. "I do not like it. Too soft. Go to sleep."

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The spy was a tall woman, with heavy curves, wearing a green dress that enhanced her feminine assets. She had brown hair in an elegant bun, with delicate looking pins. No one would think she could kill someone with 100 different kinds of poisons, or break a man's neck if she had to. Those who knew her called her Alice, but no one knew her actual name. "Yes, my leige. My contacts near the desert area reported two travelers. One had long ears and killed several men, before he escaped in the direction of the village."