Carmelina screwed up her face in a wince of sympathy at the stabbing.
That said, she still couldn’t stop herself from grinning at him as the rest of the story unfolded, both quite taken with this storied traveller and the female bandit in the story. (Though by falling immediately in love with her probably wasn’t the answer he was looking for.)
“Made up some terribly flimsy lie, I expect,” Carm admitted with a laugh, not sure she could classify herself as much of a deft liar. What would she had said about the stick she was using as a weapon, really? “Or perhaps I would have tried the truth on her, and only hoped she found it funny!” That might be breaking statues of secrecy somewhere, but she shrugged conspiratorially.
That said, she still couldn’t stop herself from grinning at him as the rest of the story unfolded, both quite taken with this storied traveller and the female bandit in the story. (Though by falling immediately in love with her probably wasn’t the answer he was looking for.)
“Made up some terribly flimsy lie, I expect,” Carm admitted with a laugh, not sure she could classify herself as much of a deft liar. What would she had said about the stick she was using as a weapon, really? “Or perhaps I would have tried the truth on her, and only hoped she found it funny!” That might be breaking statues of secrecy somewhere, but she shrugged conspiratorially.
