Guardian's Hope [Guardians of the Gray Tower 7] (Siren Publishing Classic ManLove) by Britt Kenley

Author:Britt Kenley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2012-08-27T04:00:00+00:00

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Jagger watched as Sayer closely questioned Alb about the man he had known. He got the feeling that the tavern owner was holding something back, which wasn’t really a surprise. These small villages were very tight-knit. If the man calling himself Arris Breelan had been well liked, the first instinct of the villagers would be to protect him.

“I’m not saying Arris is your man. He’s just the only one I can recollect that matches your description,” Alb was saying.

Sayer nodded. “Do you have any idea where we might be able to find this man?”

Alb shrugged. “Can’t say as I do. Old man Hallsbrook might know. He’s the one that rented Arris his place while he was here. They got pretty tight, if I recall correctly.”

“Where might we find Sirrah Hallsbrook?”

“Well, that’s the thing. He’s gone to Averin Province for the bonding ceremony of his youngest girl. Should be back in a day or two, though. No more’n a week for sure.”

Sayer exchanged a look with Jagger, who shook his head.

“A day or two, you say?” Sayer smiled at Alb. “Well, we really need to get back to Winterreach to report our findings to King Kelan. Could you send a messenger to the Gray Tower to let me know when he has returned? I’ll be glad to pay both you and the messenger a silver each.”

Alb readily agreed to the proposition. Another customer entered the tavern, and Jagger and Sayer stepped away from the bar to converse where they would not be overheard.

“What do you think?” Sayer asked.

“I think maybe Sirrah Hallsbrook is nonexistent,” Jagger murmured.

Sayer nodded. “I think you’re probably right. Or if he does exist, he’s probably just some convenient villager who is currently out of town. I imagine Alb knows exactly where to find our man.”

“He probably wants to check with this Arris Breelan, if that is indeed his name and not something Alb made up to throw us off the scent.”

“That’s what I figured.”

“We could hang out here. Follow him when he goes to speak to the man,” Jagger suggested.

“No. We don’t want to give them any reason to distrust us. Remember, if this is Breccan Sarris, he’s got plenty of reason to be protective of his whereabouts. The last thing we need is to spook him. He could disappear again, and who knows how long it would take us to locate him.”

“What then?”

“We head back to the capital. Hopefully we’ll hear something from Alb in the next few days.”

“All right. This is your quest. I’m just along for the ride.”

Sayer moved to speak to Alb one last time, and Jagger headed for the door, stepping outside and taking a casual look around the village. A few curious gazes were cast in his direction, but he ignored them.

Suddenly the hairs on the back of his neck rose. He was being watched. And not the casual interest of the villagers, either. He felt malevolence in the eyes of the watcher. His instincts told him that whoever it was had evil intent, and his instincts were never wrong.

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