“After giving the room one long, thorough look, he stepped fully inside and slowly came up to the counter until he was facing Tern. He spoke in a voice that was not loud, yet carried very well. He said, “Do you have anything to drink here that doesn’t taste like linseed oil?”Tern looked at him, started to scowl, shifted nervously and glanced around the room. He cleared his throat, but didn’t speak.“I take it that means no?” said Vlad.Someone near Savn whispered, very softly, “They should send fo...r His Lordship.”Savn wondered who “they” were.Vlad leaned against the serving counter and folded his arms; Savn wondered if he were signaling a lack of hostility, or if the gesture meant something entirely different among Easterners. Vlad turned his head so that he was looking at Tern, and said, “Not far south of here is a cliff, overlooking a river. There were quite a few people at the river, bathing, swimming, washing clothes.”Tem clenched his jaw, then said, “What about it?”“Nothing, really,”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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