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"That's quite a talent you have, Adon." She smiled at him and took the bottle, taking a long drink. A few moments after that, she began talking again.

"I didn't bother coming back here once I was freed. The memories would be too painful. I spent two more years traveling, getting into trouble, fighting evil sorcerers with a Hish warrior. I had quite an adventure... But in the end I was driven home."

She looks around the basement with the slightest smile on her face. "It took a few months for me to settle down. One can't go from being a hero to being a simple barmaid in a few days... Not that you would know anything about that." She glanced over at Adon with a smirk. "I'm not quite sure how much time passed before I heard that voice... I didn't believe it at first."

"Trazer was alive." She smiled, remembering how excited she'd been to recognize him. "He didn't know who I was at first -- We'd both grown up. He was a bounty hunter, and he and his crew were celebrating."

She paused again for a moment, a warm smile on her lips. But just as quickly her face turned cold. "It didn't take long before everything came crashing down. An old enemy of mine came back for revenge. She forced me to show my demon form to Trazer. I was afraid of losing him... But nothing changed between us. Not long after that, my old enemy teamed up with an enemy of Trazer's. There was a battle... and Trazer didn't survive."

She brought the bottle back to her lips. Her fingers were shaking and her cheeks were flushed. She wasn't drunk; far from it. But the drink didn't relax the tight ball that was forming in her throat or the prickle behind her eyes. Even after all this time, it still hurt to remember that night, the ball of blue fire in Samara's hand, the woman's laughter... Trazer's body at her feet... She didn't remember what happened after that for a month or two. Her sister had watched over her during that time. Triv had been a wreck.

She let the bottle rest on the stairs before she looked at him again. She still didn't understand why she was telling her story to this man... But little by little her chest was feeling lighter. She looked back down at her knees before continuing, but she leaned into him, liking the feeling of another's touch after so long.

"It was a year before I found out that he hadn't really died... It's complicated. I never really understood it myself. But he showed up one night, out of the blue... Scared the hell out of me too." Once more the smile came to her lips. "Everything was okay after that... We got married, had kids... Two of them, in fact. And then... he came... He destroyed everything..."

Adon blinked then quickly withdrew his arm from around Triv. How awkward would that be for Kirby? Seeing his co-worker with his arm around his boss.

Adon then shot a glance up at Kirby and held up his index finger. Mouthing the words 'One minute' up at him, Adon then shooed him away. There was no reason for him to see her like this, slightly inebriated and on the verge of tears. Probably bad enough for her that Adon already had.

As soon as Kirby left, Adon turned to Triv and whispered to her, "Go on to bed. I'll bring you a meal later and you can eat it there. We'll finish this story later. We're probably raising enough questions being down here as long as we have anyway." He slowly stood up and offered her his hand as he continued. "When you feel like finishing this story, you and I can go for a walk outside and talk some more."

Adon chuckled to himself watching her trying to walk up the stairs. He followed behind her to make sure that she made it all the way up, thinking to himself how bad this would look to all the people in the Tavern. That sparked another laugh. They continued to slowly march up the stairs and he thought. 'Hey', he thought to himself, 'all the better if they think that was what we were doing. Then I don't have to try to tell this story to anyone...not that it's my place to tell anyway.'

Adon gave her a comforting smile. "Of course Triv. You have my word." He entirely meant every single word that he said.

Adon watched her to make sure that she had made it all the way to her room then went back to the floor. He started cleaning up some dishes and wiping down tables to make sure they are clean for the next customers that come through here. He really hoped to avoid any questions as best as he could.