The man stood in the doorway and listened to what Ezner had to say, rubbing his chin thoughtfully. [b]"Well, I'm sorry to say that Elisabeth isn't here right now. She's been out of Rharne for a bit now. Wait a minute. Did you say your name is Ezner? I remember that name. She mentioned you." [/b]

His eyes lit up a bit in recognition, motioning the man to come inside. [b]"Might as well come in and get warm. Ashan may be better than Cylus but it's still nippy out there."[/b] Closing the door behind him, Vin led Ezner to a small table in the kitchen, offering him a seat. Everything in the room was just as Ezner would remember from his night with Elisabeth. The fireplace softly crackling. smells of food permeating the house...and yet one thing was different. The couch. The couch in front of the fireplace was different. It wasn't Ezner's couch. 

Vin took a seat and regarded the young man. [b]"I suppose I should tell you the story from the start. Elisabeth came to me one day, upset. This was...A few 10-trials into Zi'da, I think. Before she left. She told me that she had met you in the Earth Marketplace and that you were in trouble. She wouldn't elaborate and I knew better than to push. But she said you vanished and that it had been a whole season since seeing you. I don't know what kind of trouble you were in...but she thought it was enough that you probably were dead. It broke her to pieces. She blamed herself...and that's why she came to talk to me. Elisabeth felt like she needed to tell someone. Soon after our conversation, she left with some friends of hers to visit Viden and Scalvoris. I think she just needed some time away from Rharne. A lot happened last cycle."[/b]