2: Servants of the Crossed Arrows
“Pivan asked. He seemed amused by John’s unhappy expression.
“I have,” John replied.
“Aren’t you going to come in?” Pivan leaned against the wall. The room was small and dark. It smelled slightly of John’s own body, his sweat and breath. The confines and the scent made it seem like a deeply personal space. The narrow single bed by its very nature implied privacy. Pivan, with his heavy coat and uniform, did not belong there.
John stood his ground. The two of them crammed into the tiny... confines of the windowless room smacked too much of a debasing locker room encounter for John to enter.
“I was going out,” John said. “I just wanted to see if my coat had been brought back to my room.”
“Lady Bousim had it burned,” Pivan said. “There are some old coats in the barracks that might fit you.”
“I probably don’t need one.”MoreLess
“I have,” John replied.
“Aren’t you going to come in?” Pivan leaned against the wall. The room was small and dark. It smelled slightly of John’s own body, his sweat and breath. The confines and the scent made it seem like a deeply personal space. The narrow single bed by its very nature implied privacy. Pivan, with his heavy coat and uniform, did not belong there.
John stood his ground. The two of them crammed into the tiny... confines of the windowless room smacked too much of a debasing locker room encounter for John to enter.
“I was going out,” John said. “I just wanted to see if my coat had been brought back to my room.”
“Lady Bousim had it burned,” Pivan said. “There are some old coats in the barracks that might fit you.”
“I probably don’t need one.”MoreLess
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