Chapter 25: One Touch: One Kiss

Thomas looked at the piece of paper crumbled in his hand. The bar lady places a mug of ale in front of him. He just grunted in acknowledgement. Reaching for the mug he took a long gulp gathering his nerve to look at the paper that would change the course of his life. He had to work hard to get this information.

He was suddenly aware of the silence in the bar. Curiously he also looked up wondering who could cause such a stir. He breath caught in his throat when he saw her standing just within the door. Being raised in a monastery he never had any interaction with the female specie. He could only look like the rest of the men in the bar.

“Am I allowed to enter?” she asked in a very sultry voice.

He watches two men getting onto their feet and approach her. They both took an out-stretch hand escorting her deeper into the building. As they were moving past his table the woman with the flaming red hair and sea-green eyes stop to looked at him almost like she knew him. There was something in