Xena nudged stray tendrils of hair from her eyes and shifted her weight uneasily. It had taken her longer than she'd counted on to find the place, coming about the actual location only after offering another dinar for an already paid for bath and room. The inn keeper seemed painfully slow to catch her drift, but then again, she hadn't been all that clear in what she was asking.

Suppressing a groan from the sentient prodding in her gut, she pushed off from the wall, her boots falling into a determined tread as she moved out of the shadows and climbed the steps. The door, not surprisingly was left ajar and admitted her with little effort. Smells of smoke, cheap whiskey and sweat permeated her nostrils as she closed the portal, forcing her to open her mouth to breathe.

She'd left her doubts out in the street she reminded herse

Xena looked everywhere except in the girl's direction, feeling inordinately awkward under the gentle tilt of a friendly smile. She suddenly remembered the towel strung over her shoulder and decided she'd look less out of place in the whole process by finding a place to put it. The room hadn't changed from the first swift glance she thought trying to lightening her heart as she looked around. Finally she gave up worrying about appearances and dropped the thin piece of cloth over the basket full of surprises on the table before shoving her hands deep into her trouser pockets for good measure.

Xena stepped forward, slowly unbuttoning her trousers enough to show the straps of a harness and phallus base. The girl's gaze wandered over the hands fumbling to expose this hidden desire and then to the face of their owner. She smiled lightly again starting to remove her clothes.

Some common words found in the essay are:
Lyceus Bitter, Depends Xena, , Thessaly Gabrielle, hard fast, fallen love, xena looked, morning's battle, ten dinar, boots stopped, breast shield, five dinar, candle marks,
Approximate Word count = 3153
Approximate Pages = 13 (250 words per page double spaced)