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In late 1167 on the night of King [[Gavilar Kholin]]'s assassination, Liss and Talak went to a guest room in the palace to meet with Jasnah.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}} Liss had Talak guard the door and despite Jasnah's lateness, waited to meet with her. Jasnah had planned to have Liss assassinate Highlady [[Aesudan Kholin]], wife of Highlord [[Elhokar Kholin]], but had become concerned that her father growing was growing suspicious of her. Instead, Jasnah hired the Weeper to assume the role of a lady's maid to Aesudan. Jasnah planned to arrange for one of her sister-in-law's maids to be fired in one week's time, after which Liss was apply for the job using falsified documents and Jasnah would ensure that she was hired. Liss's job was to watch Aesudan and report on her doings to Jasnah, until such a time that Jasnah either cancelled the contract or felt it was necessary to have Aesudan killed. Liss questioned this contract, stating that it is far more expensive to hire her for an extended observation rather than an assassination, but agreed to Jasnah's terms. It appears that Liss was never ordered to kill Aesudan, as she was still alive several years later.{{book ref|sa2|i|12}}