“Now, come,” Barnaby wheedled, at the next live ‘un who passed by just outside the damned inn’s front windows, “will thou not set it alight?” No, no, a paltry choice; it may be that child was too young to carry a wand. Aha, but here was another patron about to set foot in the -
Oh, no, he was not. He had stopped at one of those standing lanterns, and had his hand upon a pair of manacles, as if that was supposed to be a threat. Barnaby closed his mouth for a moment, and just shot the newcomer a mystified look. ‘Twas none of his business, surely?
“And what of my peace?” Barnaby protested grandly, resting his folded arms on the convenient ledge provided by his rapier-hilt. “I say that place is disturbing me.”
Oh, no, he was not. He had stopped at one of those standing lanterns, and had his hand upon a pair of manacles, as if that was supposed to be a threat. Barnaby closed his mouth for a moment, and just shot the newcomer a mystified look. ‘Twas none of his business, surely?
“And what of my peace?” Barnaby protested grandly, resting his folded arms on the convenient ledge provided by his rapier-hilt. “I say that place is disturbing me.”
