The man smiled showing his yellow, tobacco stained teeth. "That is going to cost you extra. After all, I don't have so much time to spare."
Elize dug inside her cloak and then took a gold coin out. She tossed it at him and said, "How long will that buy?"
"Two hours!" the man said with a grin and caught the coin. "And my name is Arlo!" He turned the coin in his fingers. It was genuine. This was one rich customer. He hurried out of there.
An hour later, the man was blabbering rubbish. Using her magic, Elize had made sure that he had both her portion as well. The man had opened up and was talking nonstop. Elize gave him time to become comfortable with her. She glanced at the burly man who was keeping an eye at her and found that he was irritated and fidgeting. Soon he left seeing that things were all in place.
