Chapter 93: Roy Digs In

Roy stepped into the tavern in the middle of the marketplace. The same one, he and Katreena, had been in the day before. It was also the only business open after sundown. Groups of men clustered around tables with mugs of Alie, drinking away their hunger and laughing like nothing was wrong with the world. At one of the more crowded groups were the three men he had bought the cloaks from, who was holding court of their own with the coins they had acquired.

The short one was clearly the leader of the group as he was also the loudest. Roy walked up behind them, a cloak covering most of his face and blended into the crowd. Men came and went as the three with the new found wealth spun tall tales of battles they had never fought and conquest of women that were too exaggerated to believe. Collecting a mug and a bowl of stew from the bar, Roy took an open seat at the main table and waited for his opportunity.