Wisehart, Michael - Street Rats of Aramoor 01 - Banished by Wisehart Michael

Author:Wisehart, Michael [Wisehart, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-09-19T23:00:00+00:00

I WAS THE LAST in the tub, but it turned out to my benefit. Being last, I was able to take my time and relax. I didn’t have to worry about being rushed in order to let the next-in-line get their chance. By the time I got out and dried off, the skin around my fingers and toes had wrinkled. It was the first real washing I’d had since leaving home. I didn’t realize how dirty I was until I got out. My bathwater was muddier than the river we’d swam through.

During our time in the tub, Milly had our clothes washed and on the lines outside for drying. She had somehow managed to rustle up some outfits that almost fit. It seemed she had quite the collection thanks to guests who’d been unable, or unwilling, to pay. Instead of making good on their debts, they had left their belongings behind. The outfit I was wearing, even though clean, was a little large. I had to keep pulling up on my trousers to keep from tripping. I hoped my clothes dried quickly.

I forgot all about it when we sat down to eat. Milly opened one of the private dining areas in the back so we wouldn’t have to endure the nervous stares that came when a couple of Upakans enter a room. I wasn’t sure if it was for our benefit or for her guests.

“Milly, you’ve outdone yourself this time,” Hobb said as he stuffed a heaping bite of stew into his mouth. “With food this good, I might reconsider moving over here.”

Milly crossed her arms and started tapping her foot. “I’ve been waiting ten years for you to make good on it, and all I get are empty promises. I’m quite the catch, you know.”

Hobb smiled as best he could with a mouth full of carrots and potatoes. “There’s no denying it.”

“I have plenty of other gentlemen callers who’d drop to one knee in a heartbeat if they thought for a moment they stood a chance.”

Hobb choked, spitting part of a carrot on the table. “Are you trying to kill me, woman? What kind of talk is that to be having in front of guests?”

Milly shifted her attention to us. “Well, what do you think? Is it right to string a woman’s heart along like that and never propose marriage? A woman has needs too, you know.”

This time, it was my father who choked. “I, uh . . .” He beat his chest as if trying to force the food to go down. “I believe if a man and woman feel that way about each other, they should certainly discuss it.”

“Hey, whose side are you on?” Hobb pointed his spoon at my father in warning.

“There, you see,” Milly said with a look of victory on her face. “You should listen to him. And now that you’ll be around for the next few days, I’d say we have plenty of time to talk about it.”

Hobb’s face whitened. He dropped his spoon in his bowl.

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