The Shamer's Daughter by Lene Kaaberbol
Author:Lene Kaaberbol [Lene Kaaberbøl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781782692263
Publisher: Steerforth Press
Published: 2019-01-15T00:00:00+00:00
FOURTEEN
The Widow
Nico held up a dented metal mirror and invited me to look.
âWell?â he said. âWhat do you think?â
I wasnât quite sure what to say. My hair may be as coarse as a horseâs, but at least it had been thick and long, almost long enough for me to sit on. Now, there was not a hair on my head longer than a handâs span. Being so thick, it stuck out like the leaves on a bush, making me look like⦠I wasnât quite sure what I looked like. A troll? Some wild, fey creature raised by wolves? Not a girl, at any rate. Particularly not now that I had exchanged my dress for one of Master Maunusâs woolen shirts; it reached almost to my knees, and we had had to cut off part of the sleeves; Maunus had lent me a leather belt to secure it with, making it a bit less tentlike. Luckily, I had been wearing long linen drawers, and with my calves wrapped in rags and leather thongs, they were a reasonable imitation of a boyâs trousers. If no one looked too closely, I might be taken for one of the many errand boys constantly in and out through the castle gatesâpoor town children earning a penny or two by carrying firewood and water and suchlike for those who had the means to pay for their services.
âCall every male âsirâ and everything female âgood lady,â no matter what rank they have. And donât look anyone in the eyes,â admonished Master Maunus.
âAs long as I donât get lost,â I said nervously. âThis is not exactly my backyard.â
âLet me hear it one more time,â said the alchemist.
âThrough the door and turn left. Down the first staircase I come to. Into the Arsenal Court. Down alongside the East Wing to the smithy. Through the narrow gate into Carriage Barn Alley. Across Armorerâs Court and into the Stable Alley. Left through Basegateâthat is, if the guards will let me. And all that is just to get out of the castle!â A bit different from home, where we could step through our front door and be on the road already.
âOnce you reach the town it will be easier for you to ask directions without arousing suspicion. But if you remember my directions, youâll find the Widowâs house without any trouble.â
âI donât like it,â Nico grumbled. âWhat if one of the guards recognizes her?â
âIn that getup? Not very likely.â Master Maunus straightened my belt for me and inspected me with the sort of satisfied look a farmer gives a prize cow ready for the market.
âItâs wrong to send a child to do a manâs job,â Nico muttered darkly. âYou canât say it isnât wrong!â
âIâm nearly eleven!â I objected.
Master Maunus gave Nico his donât-be-stupid snort. âAnd how far would you get before the watch caught you? How far would I get? Answer me that, Master Dunce. It is exactly because she is a child that she has a chance.â
âTheyâre looking for her too!â
âTheyâre looking for the Shamerâs daughter.
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