Cassian continued asking Maya a few more questions while waiting for Barto. She answered some of the questions he asked, but for others, she said he would have to pay more to get an answer.
Barto returned to the tavern before nightfall, just as he had promised. Upon seeing him with his sister, he approached and said:
"I see our client has been well accompanied."
Maya raised the bag of money she had won from Cassian and said,
"I've kept our client entertained."
Barto patted his sister's head as if she were a little girl and said,
"That's my girl, well done."
"I'm not a little girl anymore, Barto. When will you understand?"
"You'll always be a little girl to me, I'm your older brother."
Cassian didn't want to interrupt the sibling chat, but he was in a bit of a hurry. He cleared his
