The Thief Who Pulled On Trouble's Braids
“Said they were misplaced, along with all my coin. I wasn’t particularly surprised. I walked down an arched corridor to a huge set of double doors. The guard opened a pedestrian door cut into the huge left-hand gate, and the sunlight streaming in made my eyes water. The world was a blur. Street traffic was a howling din. How had I never noticed how loud Lucernis was before?
Slowly my eyes adjusted, and I set off. Three blocks from Havelock I saw a signboard featuring a straight razor and a s...pray of whitehearts. As soon as I walked in to the barber, a booming voice assaulted my sensitive ears.
“Oy! Out with you. No beggars in ‘ere!” He was absurdly tall, and thin as a stick, and his waxed, bald head reflected the morning light. He was making shooing gestures. Probably because he could smell me from across the room. I was his only customer besides an old man dozing on a bench.
I leaned against the doorframe and lifted my left foot.MoreLess
Slowly my eyes adjusted, and I set off. Three blocks from Havelock I saw a signboard featuring a straight razor and a s...pray of whitehearts. As soon as I walked in to the barber, a booming voice assaulted my sensitive ears.
“Oy! Out with you. No beggars in ‘ere!” He was absurdly tall, and thin as a stick, and his waxed, bald head reflected the morning light. He was making shooing gestures. Probably because he could smell me from across the room. I was his only customer besides an old man dozing on a bench.
I leaned against the doorframe and lifted my left foot.MoreLess
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