And there the gumball machine lay, ignored by all. Ignored because it was that time of year when all candy machines lie deserted and ignored. The day when all candy dispensers lay forgotten in the shadow of something far more menacing. The night when all the pumpkins of the US put on frightening faces and cackle with mouths of flame. IT WAS HALLOWEEN! happy Halloween blogsters one and all :) !

"Well..." the Sea-mortan said with a fatherly look. "where I grew up a man gave his bride a knife and was married and in another place, a girl gives the groom a scar. where are you staying for the night?"
"We're headed to Capelna." Moiriane answered quickly. "there's a silk distributor with a unpaid bill we should collect."
"You'll never make it there before nightfall." The elder mortan said. "come to my place for the night. it's just off the road and I haven't anything else to do."
"Thank you kindly sir." To'mec accepted gratfully. "but we would wish to know the name of our host."

(Sorry yet again.)

Then they noticed the elderly mortan with a missing leg and those unmistakable withered Sea-Mortan hands was standing not two paces away on the road.
"I always thought that a couple looked best when bickering myself." The stranger deftly commented.
"WE ARE NOT MARRIED!"To'mec and Moiriane hollered.
then, thinking it over and remembering his manners To'mec added, "That is we are not wedded in any form know to us."

"And..." Moiriane said.
"And I did do some military executions," To'mec replied sheepishly. "but I never said that I was proud of every thing I did. Anyway, that's beside the point."
"What point?"Moiriane said quizzically.
" That I refuse to go a step further and always having to pull your bacon out of the fire. You'll have to find a New bodyguard."

sorry for the late post ;)

"To'mec!"
"Oh yeah, " To'mec began again."I FORGOT THE BOUNTY HUNTERS!"
"well," Moiraine began."at least I didn't lie about being a mercenary."
"HEY! I only fought in the Mal'gota skirmishes."