Sing the Four Quarters
“She didn't really believe His Majesty would execute his sister for treason. Not really. But she'd taken her squad the long way around the market just in case.
The captain, fully aware of where the sympathies of most of her troop lay, watched her go and sighed deeply. Not for the first time, she wished she could share the private orders His Majesty had given her.
" Don't listen to anything they say and tell them, when you catch them, that all is forgiven." "You look like you've had pleasanter du...ties." She started and snapped her attention back to the here and now. "Otik. What are you doing here?" "I'm on leave," Otik explained coming into the room. "I've family in Vidor." He sauntered over to the table she was using as a desk and peered down at the maps of the city spread across it. "Nicely done. Must be bard work." "They are." She folded her arms as he bent over and began tracing the streets with one finger. He wore civilian clothes like he was still in uniform. And moves like he's got a poker up his butt.MoreLess
The captain, fully aware of where the sympathies of most of her troop lay, watched her go and sighed deeply. Not for the first time, she wished she could share the private orders His Majesty had given her.
" Don't listen to anything they say and tell them, when you catch them, that all is forgiven." "You look like you've had pleasanter du...ties." She started and snapped her attention back to the here and now. "Otik. What are you doing here?" "I'm on leave," Otik explained coming into the room. "I've family in Vidor." He sauntered over to the table she was using as a desk and peered down at the maps of the city spread across it. "Nicely done. Must be bard work." "They are." She folded her arms as he bent over and began tracing the streets with one finger. He wore civilian clothes like he was still in uniform. And moves like he's got a poker up his butt.MoreLess
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