Green Jack
“They had stopped so she could change into her chiton and it felt strange to her now, as if it belonged to someone else. She tried to remember the ballroom in the castle, the elegant dresses, her mother’s poise. When the gate swung open she met the guard’s scowl and raised rifle with a haughty stare. “I’m here to see the Green Jack”
He barked a laugh. “Sure, sweetheart.”
Caradoc’s hand drifted to his sword. Jane angled between them. “Now,” she insisted, turning her head so he could see her numin...a mark. She hoped the torchlight and solar bulbs weren’t bright enough to show the scab bisecting the eye. Or the fine trembling in her hands.
He gaped at her. “Beg pardon, Numina.”
She nodded once. “Let me pass, if you please. We’ve had a rough night. The roads are not safe.”
“Of course, of course. Apologies.” He scrambled out of her way. “We weren’t expecting you.”
“Of course you weren’t.”
He frowned at Caradoc. “This is your only escort?”
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He barked a laugh. “Sure, sweetheart.”
Caradoc’s hand drifted to his sword. Jane angled between them. “Now,” she insisted, turning her head so he could see her numin...a mark. She hoped the torchlight and solar bulbs weren’t bright enough to show the scab bisecting the eye. Or the fine trembling in her hands.
He gaped at her. “Beg pardon, Numina.”
She nodded once. “Let me pass, if you please. We’ve had a rough night. The roads are not safe.”
“Of course, of course. Apologies.” He scrambled out of her way. “We weren’t expecting you.”
“Of course you weren’t.”
He frowned at Caradoc. “This is your only escort?”
“Private security,”MoreLess
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