He refrained from smiling at her comment about the girl. Then she asked about the work. "Digging through dirt. That's all we'll be doing. Protecting the scholars from grave robbers that won't come. It's an easy gig, if a bit boring." He ate a big chunk of meat from the bowl. "They usually have wade through the mud looking for bits of stone and crap, but that'll be your job now. When they want me to go into a cave filled to the brim with bats, you'll go in instead." He slurped up some of the juice. [i]Maybe she'll take that stick out of her ass if she thinks she's useful[/i]. The Inn door slammed open and a rowdy bunch of men came in, being loud and smelling bad. Rhett's eyes narrowed. [i]They're from a local gang, this is probably not gonna end well.[/i]The men went up to the counter, and talked to the Innkeeper. She had an indignant look on her face that turned quickly to fear. Rhett scowled and got up, and started walking towards them.