Jack of Shadows
Jack of Shadows
“It was not long before the place betrayed its name, and Jack entered there.
He sat in the library with the Colonel and they sipped a light wine and reminisced for a long while.
Finally, Jack touched on the delicate subject of Evene's union with the suitor who obtained the Hellflame.
The Colonel, whose sallow cheeks bore matching crescent scars and whose hair funneled up from the bridge of his nose like a red tornado, nodded above his goblet. He dropped his pale eyes.
"Well, that... was-the understanding," he said softly.
"It was not my understanding," said Jack. "I took it as a task you had set me to, not an offer open to all comers." "You must admit that you did fail. So when another suitor appeared with the bride-price, I'd set-" "You could have waited for my return. I would have stolen it and brought it to you." "Return takes a goodly while. I did not want my daughter to become an old maid." Jack shook his head.MoreLess
He sat in the library with the Colonel and they sipped a light wine and reminisced for a long while.
Finally, Jack touched on the delicate subject of Evene's union with the suitor who obtained the Hellflame.
The Colonel, whose sallow cheeks bore matching crescent scars and whose hair funneled up from the bridge of his nose like a red tornado, nodded above his goblet. He dropped his pale eyes.
"Well, that... was-the understanding," he said softly.
"It was not my understanding," said Jack. "I took it as a task you had set me to, not an offer open to all comers." "You must admit that you did fail. So when another suitor appeared with the bride-price, I'd set-" "You could have waited for my return. I would have stolen it and brought it to you." "Return takes a goodly while. I did not want my daughter to become an old maid." Jack shook his head.MoreLess
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