Why so close together? Tamir was a small country, but still required its balance of good and evil. Also, cheap real estate.

Why she would die without the talisman? She clearly had never read
The Evil Overlod List. Which, while it would seem to be meant for evil overlords only, has a few good pointers for good guys, too.

As for right now, she's trying to find some good curtains for Lolotte's abandonned castle, what with it being back on the market and all. It'll up that selling price.

EDIT (By Yonkey): fixed url tag error
