Emperor And Clown
“said the newcomer, glancing around the hall. Having just come in from a very dark and moderately stormy night, he was screwing up his eyes against the lamplight.
Krushjor flinched. He could, of course, reply that this was a very modest mansion by Hubban standards, but the raider would probably not believe him. “It is our national embassy-would you want the Impire to believe that Nordlanders are barbarians?”
“Yes,”
Kalkor said, without hesitation. “This sort of decadence disgusts me.” He scowled... at the marble pillars, the soft rugs, the chintz-covered chairs.
“It is customary,” Krushjor insisted uneasily. “It is revolting.”
The thane was still wearing only his leather breeches and boots. Dagger and broadsword hung at his belt. He was soaking wet from the rain and ought to be chilled to the marrow, although he did not seem so. With a practiced eye for value, he chose the richest rug and wiped his muddy boots on it.
The embassy staff had been lined up to receive the noble visitor.MoreLess
Krushjor flinched. He could, of course, reply that this was a very modest mansion by Hubban standards, but the raider would probably not believe him. “It is our national embassy-would you want the Impire to believe that Nordlanders are barbarians?”
“Yes,”
Kalkor said, without hesitation. “This sort of decadence disgusts me.” He scowled... at the marble pillars, the soft rugs, the chintz-covered chairs.
“It is customary,” Krushjor insisted uneasily. “It is revolting.”
The thane was still wearing only his leather breeches and boots. Dagger and broadsword hung at his belt. He was soaking wet from the rain and ought to be chilled to the marrow, although he did not seem so. With a practiced eye for value, he chose the richest rug and wiped his muddy boots on it.
The embassy staff had been lined up to receive the noble visitor.MoreLess
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