The Dark Device of the Great Chasm, Chapter 4

Amates 15, 1277. Salty Nightingale. Underside District on the marsh-side. Where the trouble really began…
 
   It didn’t take long to weave through the afternoon crowd of the Silk Square to reach the dark stained oak door of the Salty Nightingale. The pub was set back from the Silk Square down a short close, or alley, from the main market walkways.
 
   Being set back a short distance helped keep the noise from the market down. It also cut down on any snooping eyes and ears. The ‘Gale had a very par...