Dragon Soup by Patty Jansen

Author:Patty Jansen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Patty Jansen

Chapter 14

Because Perrin couldn’t sleep, he got up as soon as it started going light. He went into the hallway, but found the door to the other visitor’s room already open. So, he had cleared out before Perrin could complain about having had his room searched?

Noises downstairs indicated that Dorella was already in the kitchen. Perrin went down.

“You’re up early,” Dorella said. “Did you want breakfast?”

“I’m wondering where the other visitor went,” Perrin said.

“Oh, Anko Katando?”

“I don’t know his name. Wait. Is he related to Elro Katando, the dressmaker?”

“Yes, it’s his brother. He lives in Solania, but is here to help his brother with the fair and the upcoming election campaign.”

“Election campaign? What does Elro Katando have to do with the election?”

“He’s standing against the mayor.”

“Does he have any chance? I haven’t heard from any people who are unhappy with Tarlo Firello’s running of the city.”

“Haven’t you? I don’t know where you have been listening. There are plenty of people unhappy. When Captain One-eye sacked all the crew from his ferry, not one councillor stood up for the workers. People haven’t forgotten that, because their demands were fair.”

True. Not that it had affected him. Except traffic across the river by ferry had been hairy for a few weeks.

Also, that explained a few things. Elro Katando talking to his campaign organisers in the Traveller’s Rest, and the campaign organisers discussing tactics over dinner in the same eating house.

“But why did you ask about him?”

“It seems the other visitor came into my room when I was away last night, and tipped the cage with the magic sniffers on the ground. They escaped. I don’t think he took anything, but I was wondering what he was doing in there.”

Dorella frowned. “Did you actually see him coming into your room?”

“No. It happened while I was away last night.”

“That’s strange. I’m sure that if he went into your room, that would have been a mistake. He’s a highly respectable person.”

“But… if it was a mistake, why leave my room in a mess?”

“I can’t answer that for you, but I’m sure he went into the room by accident. He does normally stay in the room that’s now yours. Maybe he made a mistake because he’d had a bit too much to drink? Here is your breakfast.” She picked up a tray with tea and two pastries.

“At least let me pay for it this time.”

“You’re already paying me.”

Perrin opened his mouth to protest, but she said, “Come on, off with you. I’ve got a lot to do before the tea room opens.”

So Perrin took the tray and trudged back upstairs.

A squeaking noise reminded him that he’d put the magic sniffer cage in the wardrobe last night, because he’d gotten so annoyed at their noises.

He took the cage out of the wardrobe. Fergus hid in the straw. Yaro lay curled up on in the corner. He opened a baleful eye when Perrin opened the door.

He shook some seeds into the food bowl and then sat down with his

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