First Comes the One Who Wanders
“She'd slept longer than she’d intended. Taking advantage of the water jug and the mirror, she washed and tied her hair back in the fashion of men. It was long for a man, but many crafters were in the habit of dressing oddly. Thinking she might get away with being a young boy, she took a chance of leaving her hood down.
"Good day, young sir," said the girl serving. Leilas had chosen the same dark corner. It looked as if her disguise had worked. She didn’t risk giving her disguise away by speakin...g. She grunted her thanks as the girl deposited her plate and beer on the table. The owner wasn’t anywhere to be seen, so much the better, thought Leilas as she ate. He’d already seen through her attempts to disguise herself. She didn’t need him giving her identity away to anyone else, unintentionally. The fact that no one had come to arrest her and drag her away during the night made her believe that he had no intention of exposing her to the enemy for the bounty money.
Eating quickly, she gathered her belongings and stepped into the cold morning air.MoreLess
"Good day, young sir," said the girl serving. Leilas had chosen the same dark corner. It looked as if her disguise had worked. She didn’t risk giving her disguise away by speakin...g. She grunted her thanks as the girl deposited her plate and beer on the table. The owner wasn’t anywhere to be seen, so much the better, thought Leilas as she ate. He’d already seen through her attempts to disguise herself. She didn’t need him giving her identity away to anyone else, unintentionally. The fact that no one had come to arrest her and drag her away during the night made her believe that he had no intention of exposing her to the enemy for the bounty money.
Eating quickly, she gathered her belongings and stepped into the cold morning air.MoreLess
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