Many Roads Home
“He thought about waking his lover but considered it kinder to let him rest. He kissed his forehead and slipped out of the room.
Gil, Ferdi and the two servant boys were at breakfast, so Yveni didn’t speak about Paole or about his plans. Instead the talk was of when the women and children would come back, and when the city would return to normal. Yveni ate and let the others carry the conversation.
“You’ll come with me this morning?” Yveni asked Gil when he’d finished eating.
“Of course. Are you... ready?”
The streets were quiet, though some of the market stalls were back in operation and some of the shops were open. Yveni suspected the main reason for the slow start was the volume of ale consumed the night before.
“How’s Paole?” Gil asked.
“Asleep. Miserable. I don’t know what to do.”
“Do as you must, and talk to him. Concentrate on the task in hand, though. This isn’t a childish enterprise. Your return could spark a civil war.”
“I’m aware of that,” Yveni snapped.MoreLess
Gil, Ferdi and the two servant boys were at breakfast, so Yveni didn’t speak about Paole or about his plans. Instead the talk was of when the women and children would come back, and when the city would return to normal. Yveni ate and let the others carry the conversation.
“You’ll come with me this morning?” Yveni asked Gil when he’d finished eating.
“Of course. Are you... ready?”
The streets were quiet, though some of the market stalls were back in operation and some of the shops were open. Yveni suspected the main reason for the slow start was the volume of ale consumed the night before.
“How’s Paole?” Gil asked.
“Asleep. Miserable. I don’t know what to do.”
“Do as you must, and talk to him. Concentrate on the task in hand, though. This isn’t a childish enterprise. Your return could spark a civil war.”
“I’m aware of that,” Yveni snapped.MoreLess
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