Skulduggery 2 by Logan Jacobs

Author:Logan Jacobs [Jacobs, Logan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

After our meeting with Selius, we went back to our wagon, left the Halfling District without any elven issues, and returned to the stables to pick up a sample bottle of our whiskey. Selius told us to come back tonight and meet a restaurant owner and a Halfling Hall owner. Apparently, they were brothers, and the kid had done some work for them the past few weeks.

“Where’d I put it?” Dar grumbled as he tossed a mix of clothes and hay out of the stable he slept in. “Aha!”

My friend held up a half-full bottle of clear liquid for me to see.

“I knew you’d have a bottle for yourself,” I chuckled and stepped closer to take a better look.

“It’s from our first batch.” Dar popped off the cork from the mouth of the bottle and took a quick swig. “Still tastes great!”

“Of course it does.” I smirked. “Wait until we get some oak barrels to store the whiskey in long-term.”

“What’ll that do?” my friend asked.

“It’ll enhance the flavor even more, pal,” I said.

“Shit, how is that even possible?” he asked and handed me the bottle.

“Anything is possible,” I said as I took the bottle and felt the clear liquid swoosh inside.

“Will that be enough for tonight?” Dar asked as he eyed the container.

“More than enough,” I replied before I took a short gulp. The liquid burned through my mouth, down my throat, and splashed right into my gut. I shivered and smacked my lips in satisfaction. “Yeah, that’s good.”

“Of course it is!” Dar raised his arm and motioned for me to give him back the bottle.

“We’re saving the rest, or else we’d finish this off ourselves,” I said as I found the cork he threw to the ground and shoved it back in the bottle’s mouth.

“So what if we did?” Dar shrugged and grinned as if he already felt the effect of the whiskey from the one sip he had.

“And stumble into our meeting tonight?” I chuckled as I placed the bottle next to the painting on the table. “We don’t have any whiskey ready to distill yet. We need that bottle to offer a sample.”

“As soon as I can, I’m making another one for myself.” Dar folded his arms and licked his lips as he stared at the bottle on the table.

“That’s a pretty good idea.” I tapped my chin. “We should have a small batch ready and available off to the side to offer a taste.”

“And for us?” Dar’s mouth hung open like Azure when he was hungry.

“Yes, and one for all of us to enjoy,” I said as I shook my head. “We need our customers to be addicts, not us.”

“I’m not making any promises,” Dar replied and changed into a black cloak for tonight. “What’re the girls doin’ while we’re gone?”

“I haven’t seen them, yet.” I shrugged. “Bonding?”

I wasn’t sure if Cimarra had a chance to speak with the count yet, so I didn’t see the need to tell Dar or Penny about it. Once I knew if the count would meet with me or not, that would determine our next steps.

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