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Luka Groaned as she rolled out of bed. She hadn't had nearly enough sleep since the bar closed late last night, and because they had been out of funds for at least three weeks now, Kevin had them working for him instead of charging rent until they found another job. On the bright side, she had to opportunity to wear more practical clothing than what Lady Rya would have had her wearing at this time of year. She shed her night clothes and donned a pair of baggy cargo shorts and a loose-fitting black tee shirt and headed out to the living room. She saw that Lady Rya was also up and couldn't help but giggle at her mistress. Lady Rya was definitely not used to being awake at this hour, and it showed. She also wasn't used to making herself look presentable while in her own home, and was currently combing her hair with some difficulty.

"Why does Kevin need us up this early today?" Lady Rya asked in a pleading tone.

"We're deep cleaning the entire bar before business hours." Luka explained. "You know this wouldn't happen if you actually looked for clients instead of waiting for them to come to you, right?"

Lady Rya shrugged. "Then I couldn't focus on my research as much." She said.

Luka shook her head. "You ready?" She asked.

Lady Rya sighed. "As I'll ever be." She said.

The two went outside and around to the front of the business in the cool morning air. Through the pane-glass front they saw Kevin wiping the bar down inside. "Mornin' girls, you ready to get this thing done?" Kevin asked cheerfully.

Lady Rya shrugged.

"Where are we starting Kev?" Luka asked.

"You ever used a floor buffer before?" Kevin asked.

"Nope." Luka said.

"Well then, you two can start by moving all the chairs and stools into the back room for me while I get the thing running." Kevin said.

"Don't suppose Lady Rya could just magic them out for us?" Luka asked.

Lady Rya laughed. "Luka, there's a busy street right outside that window, what do you think?" She asked.

"Fair enough." Luka sighed and picked up a chair in each arm. She carried them over the the door and used one to prop it open before depositing the other inside. Lady Rya was right behind her with another pair of chairs. The tables were somewhat trickier to get inside as they had to be upended onto their side to fit through the door. After that the stools fit neatly in the remaining empty space in Kevin's storage room. "Ready when you are Kev." Luka called out.

"Thanks Luka." Kevin responded as he hauled the bulky equipment into the main room. After some wrangling, Kevin had the device running and quickly set to work at removing the scratches and shoe-marks left by his many patrons. Lady Rya in the meantime was filling a bucket with wood gloss. Once Kevin had finished with the rough part of the job, Lady Rya and Luka set to sealing the newly cleaned floor; which took about an hour combined. After that it was about noon and they decided to take a break while the gloss dried. At some point Officer Gary Drove by in his patrol car and shook his head with a sigh when he saw Lady Rya behind the bar.

"What was that about?" Luka asked as she took a sip from her glass of water.

"Rya here has a certain effect on people in the bar." Kevin explained, "As best as I can describe it, people tend to lower their inhibition around her. She sells a lot of drinks, but things can get raunchy or dangerous when she's around."

Lady Rya giggled.

"Does she do it on purpose or is it just a thing that happens?" Luka asked.

"I honestly don't know." Kevin said with a shrug.

Luka looked over at her mistress, who just winked and went back to her own water. Luka sighed and finished off her glass. After the gloss dried, they spent a good twenty minutes getting the furniture in order on the shiny new floor. They then started work on cleaning the kitchen; which was much more complicated due to the many nooks and crannies between the deep friar and sink, and shuffling the kegs and soda boxes around so they could clean under them. Two more hours had them done with mopping and wiping counters down in the kitchen, and Kevin sent them home for a two hour break before starting their shifts behind the bar. Both women chose to take a nap with their break, and if not for Luka setting an alarm, they would have been late.

With one final yawn, the duo returned upstairs and opened up the bar for the oncoming evening. Kevin was making a run across town to the bank for coins when the first visitor arrived. "Good afternoon, ma'ams." Officer Gary said as he stepped inside.

"Hi Gary, get bored with work or just needed to see me?" Lady Rya asked with a sly smile.

Gary shook his head with a sigh. "I'm on a short break, I'm just stopping in to see if I can't get you to hold back a little bit tonight." He explained.

"What ever could you mean?" Lady Rya said coyly.

Gary let out another sigh. "Look I'm not gonna pry, just wanted to let you know the guys at the office are getting fed up with the late nights cleaning up after your work. The drunk tank has literally been full every night you work." He explained.

"Oh, that's a shame." Lady Rya said. "That must be very stressful for you."

Luka shook her head, but remained silent.

"Alright, guess I can't talk sense into you." Gary muttered, "You two have a good evening, I'm sure to be seeing you later tonight." He added as he turned to leave.

"You take it easy Gary," Lady Rya said as she waved good-bye, "Let me know if you need any stress relief,I know how hard your job can get" She added with a smirk. Gary tensed up for a moment before hurrying back to his squad car and driving off. Lady Rya giggled and watched after him as Luka looked over at her mistress.

"Did you just?" Luka asked, but trailed off.

"He's just too fun to play with not to." Lady Rya giggled.

Luka sighed and shook her head. "The guy's got a job to do, its not exactly fair to do that to him in the middle of his shift." Luka said.

"I know, I'll crack him eventually though." Lady Rya said dreamily.

Kevin returned a few minutes later and business was dead for the next couple of hours. Around four-o-clock, the first patrons began filtering in. Initially they only ordered sodas and junk food, but as the rest of the night's crowd began filtering in, hard liquor started distribution among them. Luka put on her best professional face and did all right; she had worked in customer service in her previous life, and apart from the occasional lecherous comment or gaze, this was easy in comparison. Lady Rya took a much more personable approach; though far less professional. She was very rarely behind the bar and spent most of her time conversing with the customers, who all seemed to react warmly to her. Luka would have called it slacking off if she hadn't realized what Lady Rya was actually doing: She kept the customers in good spirits; which kept them buying more alcohol. She was the life of the evening for whatever table she hovered at, and more often than not Luka was little more than someone who reloaded her drink tray according to incoming orders every time she strayed near. Apart from that, Luka took care of the people seated directly at the bar. Kevin ran the small kitchen for the two; and while he had no orders, helped Luka with drink orders. Despite it being the middle of the week, it was already looking to be an extremely busy night. By seven-o-clock, the bar was full enough to be standing room only. Music blasted, but was drowned out by the roar of dozens of loud conversations so that only the thump of the base could be heard clearly. Lady Rya wandered about the room, and continued her routine. She egged patrons into drinking more, told dirty jokes to entertain, and bartered kisses for drink orders from who she perceived to be the more bashful of her customers; which usually resulted in a chorus of cheers from the individual's friends.

"She's really going all out tonight." Luka half-shouted to Kevin, who was standing next to her.

"Damn straight she is." Kevin responded in-kind, "I haven't seen it this lively since last New Years Eve." He added with a grin.

"You don't think she's pushing it a little too far?" Luka asked nervously as she watched a young man and woman Lady Rya had introduced slip into the same bathroom a few seconds apart.

"Hey, as long as no one gets hurt and none of my shit gets broken, we're fine." Kevin said with a laugh while he reloaded Lady Rya's tray as she sauntered past.

Luka shook her head and redoubled her efforts to keep up with the empty glasses being pushed her way. Business only escalated for another hours before reaching a plateau. Luka reached a stable cycle of mixing drinks and passing out kitchen orders to Lady Rya as she continued to mingle with the crowd. At some point Lady Rya began getting offered drinks, and gladly accepted them. This led to a series of tables trying to do the previous one better, and the result was a Lady Rya getting nearly swamped in alcohol. At first Luka was concerned about her mistress' liver, but after a half hour and little to show but a slight blush and a noticeable slur in Lady Rya's speech, she decided Lady Rya would at least survive. It was around ten-o-clock when a man in a blue hooded trench coat approached the bar, looking quite confused.

"What can I get you sir?" Luka asked as the man squeezed into an open space between two stools.

"I'm told there is an individual by the alias of Lady Rya at this establishment." The man said, "Would it be possible to speak with her?" He asked.

Luka cocked an eyebrow. "Yeah, gimme one minute." She said, then walked into the back kitchen. "Kev, Lady Rya and me are gonna take a break, it looks like we have a customer for our end of the building." She said.

"Good, I'll man the bar while you talk details." Kevin said cheerfully as he washed his hands.

Luka thanked him and waded into the crowd. It took a bit of fishing, but she eventually grabbed a hold of Lady Rya's sleeve and hauled her aside. "Looks like we got some mage in a hood looking for you by name." Luka explained as Lady Rya looked at her with a confused expression.

"I was having fun," Lady Rya pouted, "I guess business takes priority though." She sighed, and let herself be led behind the bar.

The man was still there and seemed genuinely relieved when he saw Lady Rya being pulled from the crowd by Luka. "Are you Lady Rya?" He asked as she stepped forward.

"That would be me." Lady Rya said with a giggle, "What can I do for you?" She asked.

The man smiled and held out a small business card. "I'm Rolan Herchel, and I'm attempting a census of mages in this state. I heard about you from a few of my previous interviews and was wondering if you'd be willing to answer a few questions." He explained.

Lady Rya took the card and studied it closely for a few seconds, then smiled. "A knowledge mage, eh?" She asked with a grin.

Rolan nodded. "It won't take long, you'll still be able to enjoy your break after we're done." He said.

Lady Rya smiled warmly. "I'm glad to help." She said, then turned to Kevin, "Kevie, mind getting me and the gentleman a few drinks while we talk?" She asked.

Kevin looked at her dubiously for a few seconds before shrugging and pouring a few shots for her. "Try to take it easy on the poor guy." Kevin half-joked as he handed the glasses to her.

Lady Rya giggled and turned to her guest before leading him back into the crowd and to a miraculously uninhabited table. "Have a seat." She said, gesturing to one of the empty chairs. The man obliged and looked confused at first by the drink Lady Rya set down in front of him, but soon shrugged and accepted it. Lady Rya sat down next to him and Luka sat down next to her. To Luka's surprise, the crowd seemed somehow quieter around this table.

"So, to start with is Lady Rya your given name or just an alias you picked for yourself." Rolan asked after downing his shot.

Lady Rya took a moment to down her own. "A little of both." She said.

"So is 'Lady' a title given to you?" The man asked. "Or rather are you knighted by any official order of warriors.?"

Lady Rya giggled and shook her head. "No, I'm a pacifist in the truest sense. I couldn't hurt a fly." She said. A second later Kevin rolled by and deposited another pair of drinks for the two, both of which were downed quickly.

"All right, next question." Rolan said between coughs, "You, ma'am," He said turning to face Luka, "Would you mind telling me your affiliation with Lady Rya here?" He asked. "Are you her partner, apprentice, or lover by chance?" He asked.

Luka shook her head, "None of those, I'm her familiar." Luka explained.

Rolan raised an eyebrow. "Interesting." he said, "So no magical affiliation, alright moving on." He returned his attention to Lady Rya, "Is this bar your residence or just your place of business?" He asked as Kevin rounded the table, once again distributing drinks. Luka watched a third shot go down each throat in front of her.

"Residence, my place is attached in back." Lady Rya explained, "We work the front when we're low on our own business."

"Right." The man said as his face started to flush, "And what kind of business do you run, or more accurately what school of magic do you study?" He asked.

Lady Rya giggled. "Oh I basically do odd jobs for whoever shows up at my door." Lady Rya explained, "As for School, I'm a Carnal Mage."

The man stared at her silently with unfocused eyes for a few awkward seconds before speaking again. "You're a what?" He asked.

"Carnal Mage." Lady Rya said.

The man pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed. "Are you serious?" He asked.

Luka folded her arms and tried to hold her tongue.

Lady Rya nodded. "I'm quite good at it, if it matters." She explained.

"No, it doesn't matter. I can't believe I walked all the way out here for nothing." He groaned.

"Hold on, what the fuck do you mean by 'nothing'?" Luka barked, unable to remain silent any longer.

The man looked at her, alarmed. "Jesus, I thought that thing was your familiar." He stammer out.

"Oh, she is." Lady Rya said.

The man looked back and forth between the two for a few seconds before he pushed his chair back to stand. "I think I've gotten about all I need from you two, have a good evening." He muttered.

"Wait just a god damned minute." Luka growled, and elicited a confused look from Lady Rya. "If you have something to say, then say it. Don't throw backhanded insults at us and walk away and pretend to be polite." She said.

The man studied her for a full minute. "If you must know, I started this census to make a list of operating mages in the area, not amateurs who only use it for their own recreation or prostitutes." He explained, sounding tired.

"You're making a lot of assumptions there, asshole." Luka muttered, "Quitting after just the school seems a little unprofessional and immature for a knowledge mage if you ask me."

Just then Kevin rolled by with another pair of drinks, and after staring at the glass for a bit the man sat back down and poured the contents down his throat. "All right, fine, but don't expect this to get to the actual listing." He said. "Anything else about your school I should know?"

Lady Rya giggled. "Well, I am in two schools actually." She explained.

"Oh?" The man said with a relieved look, "What is your actual area of study then?" He asked.

"Well, Carnal is my primary study, but I'm also proficient in Polymorphism." Lady Rya said before she downed her own drink.

Rolan rolled his eyes and shook his head. "Got something to say again?" Luka asked.

"From a non-school to the most amateur school of magic." Rolan said, "You really don't have the credentials of a professional mage." Rolan remarked.

Lady Rya shrugged and smiled as Kevin dropped off another pair of drinks. "Anything else?"

"No, I think I'm done." The man said and slammed his last drink.

"Just what is your problem?" Luka growled.

"I came here looking for actual magic and found amateurs." Rolan slurred out.

"Again with that assumption crap." Luka muttered, "I thought you were a knowledge mage."

"Look, I don't know how else to put it to you." Rolan stammered out, "Your mistress is studying the two least useful, and least impressive schools of magic."

"So you think she's not good at magic?" Luka asked.

"Basically I'm saying there's really not anything for her to be good at." Rolan said.

"All right, so your prejudice is on the table, are you willing to put money where your mouth is?" Luka said with a slight grin.

Rolan stared at her dubiously for a few seconds. "What do you mean?" He asked.

"You think those drinks were free?" Luka asked, "Lady Rya has them on her tab right now because she's a generous woman."

Rolan scowled. "What are you getting at?"

"Just a simple challenge. Give Lady Rya the chance to prove her skill." Luka explained.

"I don't get it, what's my stake in the challenge?" Rolan asked, confused.

"Guys we don-" Lady Rya started, but was interrupted by Luka.

"She fails, you walk away with the knowledge you were right rather than the assumption. We admit to being lesser for your own satisfaction." Luka explained as she leaned in. She could smell the alcohol on Rolan's breath. "She succeeds in proving her skill, you pick up our tab and put us in your results. Simple, right?"

Rolan glared at her for a few seconds before the whiskey got the better of him. "All right, I'll play your game. Don't cry when you have to eat your words though, lady." He slurred out.

Luka grinned. "Kev, We're heading out for the night, you got it from here?" She shouted over at the bar. Kevin nodded and waved. "All right, let's go." She said as she stood up.

Lady Rya sighed and followed suit as Luka led the stranger out of the bar and around back. She spent a few seconds fiddling with the lock as Rolan stood there with a cocky grin on his face before letting them in. "Have a seat." Luka said as they entered the living room. Rolan plopped himself down drunkenly on the nearest sofa and looked up at the two.

"Well?" He asked.

Lady Rya sighed, "Luka, be a dear and get me a glass of water." She said, and Luka obliged and left the room. "I must apologize for Luka's rudeness before, she gets very defensive about things she cares about." Lady Rya explained.

Rolan shrugged. "This should be amusing either way." He said. "No reagents or potions, just spells. That's the rule." He said. "Do your worst." He taunted.

Luka returned with a tall glass of ice water and handed it to her mistress, who downed it in one long gulp. Lady Rya's eyes shot wide as the cold water hit her stomach and helped her to sober up a little bit. "All right, lets open up with something a little mundane to warm up." She said cheerfully as she flicked her hand. What looked like a deep crimson vapor materialized around the man's shoulders and pressed gently against them.

"Parlor tricks." Rolan taunted as the mist rubbed his shoulders gently; though he had to admit they felt nice.

"More then?" Lady Rya said with a smirk and twirled her fingers, causing the mist to expand to cover his torso and back as it continued to relax his muscles.

"Interesting." Rolan said as he leaned back. "You still can reach my back when its pressed against the couch, selective physicality right?" He asked.

"Something like that." Lady Rya said with a smirk, "Lets get a little more intimate, shall we?" She added as she brought her hands together.

Rolan winced, "Was that telepathy or-" He started to ask, but was cut off by his own grunt.

"Not quite, its my own kind of spell for more stubborn customers." Lady Rya explained. "Helps them relax, you won't find it in any texts." She said, then interlocked her fingers and held her thumbs apart.

"I feel like jelly." Rolan groaned, then inhaled sharply as the red mist spread down his lower half and began massaging his legs.

Luka had left the room for the kitchen by now, and Lady Rya was getting too involved in her task to care what she had left for. "Feeling a little uncomfortable?" She teased.

"What did you do to my head?" Rolan asked as a bulge began to form in the front of his pants.

"Nothing like what you're thinking, you're the one with the dirty thoughts right now." Luka said with a grin, "I haven't even touched you down there and you're already getting hard? My my, whatever could you be thinking right now that's got you so excited?" Lady Rya asked as she brought her hands apart and began twisting her fingers in unnatural ways.

"S-shut up!" Rolan stammered out as the red mist circled nearer to the bulge in his pants.

"Oh my, such a dirty boy!" Lady Rya exclaimed, "You're thinking about my cleavage, is that all it takes to get you riled up?" She asked in a sultry tone.

"All right, so you can manage telepathy." Rolan groaned as his face turned flush. "Its not all that uncommon of a skill to have."

Lady Rya chuckled. "You still think I'm trying to impress you?" She asked, "Dear, I'm just trying to help you work all that stress out." She added, with emphasis on the last word.

Rolan groaned and bit his lip as a dark spot formed on the front of his pants.

"Now that is what its like when I play with your head." Lady Rya said with a smile, then shifted her gaze lower to the damp spot at the peak of his tent. "Now we can't just leave you all hot an bothered like this, can we?" She teased.

"This was supposed to be a magic demonstration!" Rolan pleaded.

"Oh, it still is." Lady Rya said as she snapped her fingers. Rolan's clothes vanished without trace as the red mist pressed closer to his skin and continued to massage him. Rolan's cock throbbed hard in the open air and drooled pre onto his stomach. "We're just doing it on my terms. You are going to let out all that stress out, it's not healthy to stay pent up."

Rolan groaned incomprehensibly as his shaft went ignored by the red mist.

"For Luka's sake, I'm going to go about things the difficult way." Lady Rya explained, "It would be easy to milk you with my tendrils or any other force magic, so I'm going to use alternative methods. When's the last time you had a full body orgasm, dear?" She asked.

Rolan shuddered silently as he held his eyes shut.

"You're only making things easier for me, dear." She teased, "After all, my cleavage wasn't enough for you was it? You need to feel my breasts pressed around you." She added with a smirk. Rolan jerked as his cock spat a fresh jet of pre all the way to his chest. "Aw, can't hold back?" Lady Rya asked. Rolan shivered as his testes drew tight, preparing to dump their load all over what Rolan perceived to be Lady Rya's bust. "That's okay, I'll hold it for you." _She said with a smirk, and Rolan's balls throbbed desperately as his cock drooled even more pre across his stomach. "I would have thought a knowledge mage would be able to resist this better, after all, I did learn this trick from an elder entity." She said. Rolan groaned and thrust weakly at the air, but was held down by the mist massaging his body. "But you don't care about that, you only want to _cum on these big juicy tits, don't you?" She said with a smirk. Rolan bit his lip hard enough to draw a small rivulet of blood down his chin. "Told you it's not healthy. Oh, they just keep going faster and faster though." Lady Rya said as Rolan's mind was assaulted by the sensations. "I can just about get it in my mouth too, maybe if I stretch like this." Lady Rya said, then snapped her fingers and caused a fresh spasm from Rolan. "There we go, so warm and wet, don't you just want to fill it to the brim?" She asked. Rolan moaned openly; which caused a giggle from Lady Rya's left. Lady Rya stole a glance in that direction and saw Luka had returned with a bad of freshly popped microwave popcorn and was watching with a silly grin on her face. Lady Rya smiled and resumed her work. "Well, go ahead, fill me." She ordered, with heavy emphasis on the last words. Rolan moaned as his cock jumped and squirted its pent up load all over his chest and face. He groaned as the mist continued rubbing him everywhere besides the place he wanted most, and slowly smeared his cum all over him. "Oh my, twice in a row?" Lady Rya said with similar emphasis. Rolan shouted as his dick spasmed again and veins bulged out along his length. He was once again splattered in his own seed, this time a much larger load. "twice still wasn't enough?" Lady Rya asked with a devilish grin as Rolan gurgled. His cock throbbed harder than before but was unable to produce more than a dribble of cum at this point. "Oh my, so much seed you've been saving, and you're still hard?" She asked. Rolan panted heavily and twitched. "Guess I'll just have to ride you until you're satisfied." Lady Rya said, and flicked her fingers once more. This time the mist formed into straps which pulled Rolan upright and held him in place as he felt Lady Rya mount his still hard rod. "Cum whenever you can, I'm not going to stop" Lady Rya said, and took a seat next to Luka to watch. Rolan mumbled incoherently and shuddered. His cock drooled a steady stream of precum, and after five minutes suddenly spasmed as he reached his next orgasm. Only a few drops of pre were squeezed out by what he thought was Lady Rya's pussy though, and the phantom sensation continued to ride him right into another dry orgasm shortly after.

Lady Rya took a handful of popcorn and began snacking as well. "You don't need to concentrate to keep him going?" Luka asked as she popped another kernel into her mouth.

"Oh, he's doing it all by himself now." Lady Rya explained as Rolan shuddered through another fruitless orgasm.

Luka winced at the sight of the now-purple shaft spasming. "That's got to hurt by now." She remarked.

"Oh, I'm not that mean." Lady Rya reassured, "I took care so that he doesn't rip anything down there. Besides, I worked it out so that each one feels better than the last." She added with a smile.

Luka cocked an eyebrow at her mistress. "Have you ever heard of restraint?" She asked.

"Hey, you're the one that challenged me." Lady Rya said, "He'll be fine." She added as Rolan yelped from another peak and slumped against his bindings. His cock began to slowly deflate. "Oh dear, he passed out." Lady Rya said as she stood up, "I might have gone a bit overboard after all." She added with a giggle and made a sweeping motion with her hands. The red mist released him and began wiping the sweat and semen from his body before transferring the gathered mass to a nearby trash can where it dumped the mess. Lady Rya snapped her fingers and his clothes appeared neatly folded on the table next to him. She then pulled a plush blanket out from underneath another couch and pulled it over him.

"So we're just gonna leave him there?" Luka asked.

"I'm not done, remember carnal magic isn't all about sex." Lady Rya said with a smile as she performed some complex hand motions above the sleeping man. "There. He's gonna have the best night of sleep he's ever had in his life." She added with a yawn. "Might be bedtime for us too."

"Not the worst idea." Luka said, "Gimme a minute to go check on Kevin before I take you up on that offer."

"You do that, I'm going to crash." Lady Rya said with a giggle and retired to her quarters.

Upstairs, Kevin was tending a significantly less full bar. As Luka entered, people looked up to her hopefully and expected to see Lady Rya, but let out a collective sigh as the other woman walked in. "I got the rest hun." Kevin said with a smile from across the bar. Luka nodded and followed her mistress' lead and went to bed as well. The next morning she woke up early as usual, but was surprised to see the couch vacant. Worried, she hurried upstairs to the bar and saw Kevin was in early. "Mornin' Luka, your friend from last night already left." Kevin explained.

"That son of a bitch." Luka muttered.

"Hey, don't jump to conclusions, he did you a huge favor." Kevin said.

"He didn't actually pay off the tab from last night, did he?" Luka asked.

"Better. He covered your rent for the next two months." Kevin said with a smile.

"He did what now?" Luka stammered out.

"Yeah, was beat red too. You two must have really blown his mind last night, never pinned you for a threesome gal though. Rya, sure, but not you." Kevin said with a chuckle.

"Okay, it wasn't a threesome!" Luka barked as she turned red, "I just watched." She added, then turned even more red when she realized what she had just said.

"Relax Luka, I'm just poking fun." Kevin said between bouts of laughter. "I don't know what you two did, but it worked. you should probably go sleep in or something to celebrate, you don't have to work the bar tonight." He added.

Luka took a deep breath and collected herself. "Thanks Kev," She said after a moment, "I'll let Lady Rya know when she wakes up." She added, and returned to her home. She didn't sleep in, but did spend a good three hours reading from her own bookshelf with her newfound free time that day; while Lady Rya slept in in an attempt to get around her hangover. They didn't have to worry about rent for a while yet, but that didn't mean research could continue. they'd still need to find work to afford the resources for Lady Rya's studies, but for now that would have to wait.