Having an 'adventure' of her own

Pansie whimpers as a cool breeze blows across her bare, blushing body.

The petite servant was having a bad day.

Moments after her mistresses had left in search of a spa, she had gone to arrange a room for them at the local inn. But before she could do that, she had discovered a most distressing problem; their money was gone!

She had been given a crate full of gold coin by her mistresses' respective parents for traveling expenses. "Guard it with your life!" They had said. "Keep a close eye on it, or else!" They had not-so-subtlety threatened.

And within less than a day, she had managed to lose it!

"Stupid, Pansie! Stupid!" She had berated herself as she checked all over the wagon for it. She knew she had packed it this morning. She had been paying for all of the girls' sweets and other diversions all day with it! But, if it wasn't here now, but it was at their last snack stop, then it must have fallen off within the last mile of their trip!

And so, Pansie had lept back atop the bratty nobles' golden carriage, without unpacking, or booking a room, or doing anything else in town and had begun her search for the lost gold with all the fervor and dedication of someone worth ten times what she was being paid.

Unfortunately for Pansie, that dedication and loyalty was no substitute for common sense or a good dagger.

Just outside of Pilla, poor Pansie had been ambushed by bandits. Goblin bandits. Bandits wearing the remnants of very, very fine clothing, the kind two rich noble women might wear under their expensive designer dresses. Sadly, Pansie didn't get to ask where they had gotten such lovely threads before the goblins were upon her.

In the span of less than a minute, the greedy green-skinned girls were swarming over her like locusts, stripping her completely naked.

In the span of three minutes, they had plundered everything else they could get their grubby little hands on, including all of Ibera and Esmik's remaining luggage, as well as the pack animals and the carriage itself.

Within five minutes the now naked and shivering Pansie had been tied to a nearby tree as she watched the goblins ride away with everything.

"Could this day get any worse?" Whimpered the skinny, underfed redhead as she pitifully struggled against her bonds.

Just then, she heard the sound of someone on horseback approaching from the road.

Pansie froze in fear, as her cheeks grew as red as her hair.

She... she can't cover anything!