Lovina had been hopping, hopping, hopping for most of the time that the tavern had been opened, it was a bit of a relief when things had calmed down a bit. It gave her more time to focus on the other part of her job. Not that she hadn’t lain with anybody that day—Dresmondi were far too willing to seek escape from the horrors of their current way of living to not buy a few moments of pleasure when the opportunity dangled itself so temptingly in front of them.

As it happened, she had caught the eye of a Dresmondi man with a very heavy looking money purse. She’d sat down for a break, but the thought of the coins in that purse clinking onto her nightstand had her leaning toward him with an inviting smile on her face. The man would see bare shoulders, and enough of her décolletage that he could visualize what lay beneath her clothes. She saw the…interest…in his eyes, but before he could come over to her, Thorn carried Ona’s message to her.

She only hesitated a moment before telling thorn to relay a message back that she’d be there. Money was well and good, sex could be even better, but she not only owed Ona her life, but the woman had become something of a maternal influence that she had very much needed. The man could wait, and if he couldn’t, well…there were other girls in the tavern that would see to his “needs.”So she held up her finger to the man, a signal to wait for her, before she stood up and strode over to where Ona waited for her.

Lovina would sit when she reached Oma, “You wanted to see me, Oma?” She didn’t feel any trepidation at the summons, and appeared quite relaxed as she reached for the ale that Oma had poured.

Obri told her what Thorn had said, and Ona nodded at her dyr. The man seemed to be okay with waiting, and Ona smiled at him while he watched Lovina make her way over to the bar.

"Yes, darling", she said with a wide smile. "Pick your poison and let's catch up for a bit, if your customers can wait." Some girls drank some alcohol while working, others didn't, and both was fine with Ona. "How are you feeling? Nervous about tribute?"