Weasel Presents by Gold Kyell

Author:Gold, Kyell [Gold, Kyell]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-03-19T04:00:00+00:00

13

Helfer considered the fox. He knew he should’ve told Dewry everything to start with, but who would’ve thought that Dicker would walk back in on them? That’s what he got for trying to keep things uncomplicated. “Why don’t we go next door and see if we can track down Vin?” he said. “I’d rather get my own pants back, with my papers and all.”

Dewry nodded. “I know Stark, and you’ve described Vin. Why don’t you just wait here and I’ll go over? Saves the trouble of explaining why you’re not wearing any pants.”

Helfer had to admit that sitting and relaxing sounded much more appealing than going back over to the brothel. “What if someone comes up here?”

Dewry shrugged. “Unless they’re a fox, you’re pretty good at hiding. And Blair doesn’t employ any foxes.”

“All right.” Helfer waved to the door. “But hurry up.”

Dewry waved and slipped out, so silently that if Helfer hadn’t been watching, he wouldn’t have known the fox had gone. He sighed and wandered over to the window, opening it.

Fresh air definitely helped. He leaned on the windowsill, watching the alley below and thinking about Dewry. He’d never wondered what had happened to the fox, a realization that made him feel vaguely guilty now. It wasn’t as if they’d been the best of friends, but they’d certainly spent a good deal of time together. When Dewry had left, it wasn’t so unusual; the cubs in royal tutoring often dropped out of classes or got taken back to their family seat for formal schooling. Helfer’d just assumed something like that had happened to Dewry and that he would hear eventually. When he hadn’t, well, there had been a lot going on around that time of his life, and the fox had slipped his mind.

Of all the people to run into, though, he certainly hadn’t expected to find him again here, in a seedy tavern in what Helfer was fairly sure was the least desirable neighborhood of Divalia. Though if Dewanne’s marriage had effectively cut off his illegitimate son from access to the palace, Helfer could see how it wouldn’t be a far reach to fall in with some unscrupulous people. If Helfer had been rudely deprived of all his comforts...

He stretched and grinned. He was a weasel, and he would’ve adapted to what was available or found something else to do. Dewry, though, he was a fox, and family was important to foxes. Title was intimately tied to family, though not all foxes viewed it that way (Volle was a case in point). The fact that he was dressed as a noble would indicate that he’d been in or around the palace recently, or at least using his knowledge of palace life to gain access to places or merchandise he normally wouldn’t have. And which others would pay for.

A mouse scurried down the alley, clutching something to his chest, and was gone. Helfer watched idly, and decided to let Dewry be. Whatever he was doing, he’d been mistreated enough in life, and he was smart enough not to do anything that would call undue attention to himself.

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