The Envoys of War (The Envoys of Chaos Book 1) by Dave Lawson
Author:Dave Lawson [Lawson, Dave]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scaramouche Books
Published: 2024-10-19T00:00:00+00:00
âAnd thatâs when I realized King Jok of Kosel, wearing only a see-through sarong, was the bugger on the donkey, drunk as you like, singing ballads of lost love. Well, singing is a loose term. He was actually braying.â
A chorus of guffaws greeted Genâs story. She basked in their laughter, the pats on the back, and, most importantly, the free drinks. Sheâd never met King Jok, but Cordyn had, and she found it easier than expected to repeat his stories as if theyâd happened to her, changing the details when necessary. Most of Cordynâs stories involved a romantic conquest of sorts, and Gen refused to add any of that to the stories. While Cordyn may have seduced a young noblewoman of Kosel right before seeing the nearly naked king, Gen fought four thieves with her sword, teaching them a lesson: if you threaten a kind Piranese traveler, point daggers at her, and attempt to steal her coin, youâll meet her blade, and the last bits of your life will be pain. The men at the bar, in varying stages of inebriation, enjoyed the stories, at least. They bought her drinks and begged for more tales. She sipped on her sixthâor was it the seventh? âglass of winterplum wine. Not the best vintage, but drinkable, and for free, sheâd drink swill.
âYer the funniest woman Iâve ever met,â a toothless man said. He stunk of whiskey and vomit, but he had a deep purse and had bought Gen three drinks. She considered him a dear friend.
âYouâre a gem as well, by Hurod.â She slammed her palm on the bar top. âInnkeep, more wine!â
The dozen men around her cheered and slammed their own palms on the bar. The innkeep poured the wine, muttering curses all the while.
I seem to have made an enemy. I should check my next glass for spittle.
âTell us another story,â the toothless man said. The rest of her audience joined in with shouts of agreement.
âWell, I suppose I could tell you about the time I saved my weakling friend, Cordyn, from the jaws of death. And the jaws of a Trunellic lion. We were traveling through Trunelââ
A cloaked man descended the stairs and entered the bar. The man tried to hide his face, but she saw his upturned nose.
Tobias.
Assuming heâd not left and then returned, heâd been at the inn for at least three hours. They made eye contact for a moment, and then Tobias covered his face with a large scarf and stormed out of the inn. Gen saw no sign of Topper. The boy had either left earlier or was still upstairs.
âGlad to see the last of that bastard for the night,â the toothless man said.
âDo you know him?â
âKnow him?â The toothless man conferenced with his companions. âNo, but heâs been here every night this week, the nob. Using the rooms upstairs. Itâs godsdamned hard to get decent service when wealthy bastards show up and throw coin around.â
âDo you know why heâs been here?â
âMeeting a woman, Iâd guess.
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