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"It’s real," Otto said after biting it

"Gemma," Peder said "Gave it to herfrom me I’m too smart," Peder said He tried to point to his forehead but instead almost jabbed hireat fortune?" Big Tiiant but had shrunk in his old age--asked

"She finished a dress for her greathis eyes "‘Parrently the lady liked it so old coin for a dress?" Small Tim thundered

"Yep," Peder said "Where’s my honey wine?"

Otto cast the drunkard a look of pity "Are you sure you do not want to keep it? I doubt Lady Linnea would often repeat such kindness"

"Nope! Ge paid every ti her, but the Lovlands like Gemma so much they said they would pay if she stayed," Peder said, propping his elbows up on the bar "Now, roaned as Otto disappeared in a back room

"What do you think Gemma really does for the nobles?" asked Alf--a squinty-eyed man who had an unfortunate resemblance to a weasel

"I already said she

"It is well known that Ge Toerly leaning forward "The young lady rarely leaves her house, so nobody’s ever seen these great dresses Ge to cause trouble, Alf," another bar patron warned in a ruuards ere seated around a table at the back of the roo sweet Geht not be the dresshter," Peder declared as Otto set his bottle of honey wine in front of hi directly froirl I think," Peder said, blinking as he tried toLady Linnea’s ears with gossip about us common folk," Alf said

Peder started to co of his wine, which sufficiently distracted hiirl asn’t present to defend herself, shook his shaggy head "I’ve known Geirl Ge dresses, it’s likely she’s being paid to keep the poor Lady Linnea company The lady has been cooped up for the past few years She must feel like a stall-bound horse"

"Gehter Sissel works at the Lovland house, and she’s seen what Geirl"

"I won’t believe her talent until I see it with my own eyes," Alf said

"Of course she’s talented!" Peder said, s his honey wine on the bar with hter! She’s so talented, the Lovlands paid her gold coin to stay," Peder said, waving a finger at Alf

"Like I would believe the words of a drunkard," Alf said with a contemptuous sneer