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"And some hot water," I interjected, desperate for so

"Of course That’ll be three and twenty"

I tried not to gape at the outrageous costs, knoere deliberately being ripped off because of how desperate we looked I looked at Wolfe but the only sign he gave of being annoyed was the slight tension in his jaw

"Two and twenty," he haggled and I raised hed

"I don’t think so, lad Three silver pieces"

"Two and fifty"

The bar keep shook his head still laughing "Well you are a funny one, lad Alright, two and ninety"

Aain "Two and seventy"

"You’re robbingamused "But fine"

Wolfe handed over the edto pull my arm out of the socket?" I snapped as we stu Still Wolfe refused to slon until he had the door open He hauledthe door shut with the heel of his boot

"I was trying to get you out of the bar before I had to fight those bloody men over you"

My eyes widened at his comment as he strode towards the fire in the roo it The rooe thu about?"

Wolfe snorted "These people have been left to live in squalor for too long We should have known about this Instead we sit on our plush cushions in Silvera, thinking the world outside happy and adoring and at peace This isn’t peace," he spat, pointing outside theas he turned to glare at an? We’ve let our people come to this and we dare to look down our noses at the ti bloody sure ere out of there as fast as possible before they took it upon theht "I didn’t notice" I shookdown onto the bed "I look athe fire to life "Wearing rags you would still carry yourself like a lady You have the skin of a lady"

Ignoring the silly flutter in the pit ofabout me, I tried to enforce our old dynamic and retorted stupidly, "I’irl"

Wolfe stood up and strode towards an That makes you one"

I rolled my eyes at him, but before I could retort with some smartass comment a knock sounded on the door The barkeep’s wife arrived with two bar and hot water, and quickly left, the girls throide-eyed looks at Wolfe, hiding giggles behind their hands Clearly, they too had never seen anyone like Wolfe before After all, he really was a Lord, and carried hientleman He didn’t seem to notice their attentions and as soon as the door closed he locked it Without really looking at ht me and threw it towards me "Get cleaned up and dressed There’s a screen behind you"

I tried to quell the flutters innad in the same room as Wolfe Deter screen

"There must be so at drawers and ru At his sound of triue to the Guard It had been a nuely Ipresence of Lieutenant Chaeron and the rest of the men

A crash sounded fro to the floor "What on haven…?"

Wolfe grunted as yells followed"Tavern brawl"

A tavern brawl? Dear haven, ere far away froed and tried to relax at the sound of Wolfe’s pen leisurely scratching against paper If he didn’t seearments were in desperate need of a wash and I peeled theh of relief I’d just have to leave theh blue dress the barkeep’s wife had brought me It would scratch aruely aware that the scratching of pen against paper in the background had stopped Taking the cloth and hot water I gaveto be fast so the water wouldn’t be too cold when Wolfe got around to using it After a led sound and then the scratching of pen against paper started up again

"Nearly done," I told hi impatient with , but it was clean and surprisingly not too rough against ht perhaps I could get Wolfe to procure a cloak forat the screen as if in a daydreaar the cold"

He nodded, his lips pinched tightly together, and he brushed past lance I arched an eyebrow at his behaviour but said nothing, having now given up on trying to understand anything about Wolfe Stovia

Speaking of which…

I tucked into the food that had been left, y boost, and waited as Wolfe, once clean and changed into a rough looking pair of trousers, shirt and waistcoat, ate hisby the fire, enjoying the peace of theit

"So you’re a Glava?" I asked quietly, even though there really was no question of it

Wolfe stiffened ilare at rew irritated

"Why didn’t you tell anyone?"