“A bluish haze of smoke coiled like vines along the timbered ceiling, the air pungent with the scents of ale, wood smoke, and human sweat. A serving maid wove sleekly as a cat through the crowd, delivering drinks and food and taking orders for more. Smeek watched from his spot in the farthest corner—a position that afforded him an excellent view of not only the public room but the main entry beyond through which any newcomers would arrive. Useless waste of time if you asked him. Then aga...in, he wasn’t the boss, so his opinion didn’t count. He’d been around long enough to know when to open his mouth, and far more important, when to keep it shut. So he’d done as he was told when he’d been sent here to keep a lookout on the off chance the girl showed up. But what were the odds of that? No one had seen so much as a glimpse of her little satin slippers after she’d vanished into the woods. Amazing, that, really, considering who she was.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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