655 Justino and Sisters

Justino, for whatever reason, began courting Wendi almost as soon as Gwendolyn left. His method of courting was simple; he would barge into the store and sing at her while she called for the guards. (This is probably because his first intrusion, he sat down on the edge of a table, ruining no less than six of the wicker containers and some of their contents.)

Now, on the one hand, those wicker storage units weren't the best secured features anyway. An hour's work, at most, to re-attach them. On the other hand... oh, you don't have his fat ass. Four containers, maybe five, unless you were trying to do damage.

And maybe he had been, as a way of directing all her attention at him.

I would come from the back, "Is my help needed, Masteress Wendi?"

"Are you a guard?" she would reply.

I would shrug and say "I will be in the back if you change your mind."