IGMS - Issue 16 by IGMS

Author:IGMS
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Hatrack River Enterprises
Published: 2009-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Jennet couldn't remember ever being out this long after curfew. There were a surprising number of people in the streets, all bearing lanterns to let the watch know they were of good repute and on legitimate errands. Her ragged clothing made her stand out from the others and several of the watchmen started towards her before they realized she was with the apothecary. He was her safe-conduct - a respectable tradesman and Guild member.

She wondered if any of them realized he had a knife, half-hidden by his body, pressed up against Bess's back.

When they reached the riverside, the apothecary pounded on the door of a run-down tenement. A young waterman - Jennet vaguely recognized him, but didn't know his name - answered the door. For a moment Jennet hoped he would refuse them; there was a shilling fine for ferrying customers after curfew. Then the apothecary pressed five gold angels into his hand. Jennet had never seen that much money before in her life. Neither had the waterman - he readily agreed that the apothecary could take his boat, no questions asked, and that he had never seen anything.

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