Deceiving the Bandit Lord by Elle Clouse

Author:Elle Clouse
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romantic fantasy, epic fantasy romance, werewolf romance, Elf romance
Publisher: Elle Clouse
Published: 2020-01-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Finnigan’s was several stories tall with an open center from bottom to the top. The higher the levels served the more affluent while the main floor remained packed with commoners.

Declan sat beside a regular and ordered him another ale, his third in about an hour. “I wonder if you can help me find an old friend.”

The drunk looked Declan up and down. Dressed as a dock man in stolen knickers, Declan had spent days in the pub, being seen and establishing a rapport.

“You’re that gent whose fortune was confiscated by the crown?”

“Aye, that’s me.” Or as he led people to believe, the more pathetic the better. “I’m hoping to reconnect old ties, maybe the man can help me with my woes.”

“Owes you a favor, does he?”

“We knew each other as lads, always helped each other when we could. Anyone around here named Fletcher?”

“Fletcher?” The drunk stared down into his mug. “Haven’t seen him in months. Used to come in here all the time. One of his jobs must have really paid off.” He laughed and raised his drink as if in a toast.

“Good for him!” They tapped their drinks together and Declan feigned a drink while his partner chugged the contents.

“Fletcher and his friends used to be in here all the time.” The man waived to a round table in the corner where a lively group of young people drank. “They’d sit at that table there and have a good time. Fletcher would buy a round for everyone when one of his deals went well. No one does that anymore.”

“Sounds like my Fletcher, always generous.” Declan smiled and clanked tankards again.

“Course, I’ve seen a couple of the girls from his group around.” He pointed a finger. “Like Erann there, clearing the table.”

Declan’s gaze followed the line and spied a woman clearing empty mugs as new patrons sat down. They shouted their orders before she had a chance to greet them. “Why she’s working here is beyond me. If Fletcher did come into his own, he’d have taken his friends too.”

A member of Fletcher’s crew was the perfect opportunity. If Declan was patient enough, she’d lead him right to Fletcher. It would be a pity if he had to let Finton rough her up to find the conman.

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