The Dragon Revenant
“He took them down to the main gates, where Nevyn and the lass from town were already waiting.“We want this to be quiet, like,” the old man said. “If you can manage it anyway, captain.”“Oh, I think we can trick him, my lord. A peddler, is he? Everyone knows they’re the first ones suspected if somewhat’s been stolen.” He turned to the girl. “Think he’ll be in your tavern when we get there?”“He should be. My mam always serves a meal about now.”When they reached the street of the Three Swans, Cully...n left the girl with Nevyn by the public well, then sent Praedd, a strong and beefy sort, round to the tavern’s back door while he and Amyr walked in the front. There was a fair amount of custom in the smokey room: a tableful of sailors drinking by the door, a couple of longshoremen eating bread and bacon by the hearth and jesting with a gray-haired woman who already looked drawn and pale with exhaustion, here an hour before noon. At a table by himself was the man who fit the description that Glomer had given.MoreLess
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