“There was no market square as such, but the road they’d followed into the small town widened considerably, allowing horses, carriages, and carts to pass in two opposing streams to the right, while a hotchpotch of market stalls filled the extra space to the left. Pausing alongside Jeremy, Eliza surveyed the colorful, bustling, pleasantly noisy sight. “There’s an inn further on.” Jeremy nodded to a swinging sign hanging from a gable beyond the stalls. “Let’s see if they have a gig and horse for h...ire.” Eliza nodded and fell in by his side. The easiest way to preserve her disguise was to speak as little as possible. Dropping her voice to a deep enough, gruff enough register was a last resort; she’d discovered it took constant effort to keep such an assumed tone even and believable. Reaching the inn, The Royal, situated on a curve in the road, they continued on around the building’s side in search of the stable yard and found even more market stalls sprawled beside the road on that side of the inn.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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