Jarik is assigned to escort the charming but airheaded Lady Alyssa do Verani on a trip to the Bazaar… But the machinations of a Kavi thief cause her to bump into a merchant's stall, damaging his ware, and drenches her as well; Tirro helps Jarik and Alyssa to an inn where an altercation with a Vykarin allows enough confusion for the clever Kavi thief to steal Jarik's sword. Jarik is angst-stricken, but Alyssa drops her 'airhead' disguise to promise her help to Jarik in retrieving the sword