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A Fine Distillation:
It was late after-hours on the mezzanine, and in former able seaman Stewn’s cozy sitting room the little fire was just warm enough to shake off the last of the late spring chill. The reflected light gave his weathered face a burnished look, and the wuisc in his glass added a relaxation that seemed to unfold the skin around his eyes. “I’m not asking you to tell tales!” he laughed. “I’m just asking you a little about the princesses. You serve neither of them!”
Jenks gave Stewn a mockingly stern scowl over the top of his glass. “I serve this family. To talk about any of them is as bad as talking about the prince, in my estimation.”
“Eh, your loyalty is to be admired, Jenks. Just tell me. Is that Princess Ellika a flirt, or has she set her cap at my king?”
“Princess Ellika?” said Jenks in surprise. “I confess I haven’t seen her in company with King Brinnid.” He narrowed his eyes. “What’s she doing?”
It was late after-hours on the mezzanine, and in former able seaman Stewn’s cozy sitting room the little fire was just warm enough to shake off the last of the late spring chill. The reflected light gave his weathered face a burnished look, and the wuisc in his glass added a relaxation that seemed to unfold the skin around his eyes. “I’m not asking you to tell tales!” he laughed. “I’m just asking you a little about the princesses. You serve neither of them!”
Jenks gave Stewn a mockingly stern scowl over the top of his glass. “I serve this family. To talk about any of them is as bad as talking about the prince, in my estimation.”
“Eh, your loyalty is to be admired, Jenks. Just tell me. Is that Princess Ellika a flirt, or has she set her cap at my king?”
“Princess Ellika?” said Jenks in surprise. “I confess I haven’t seen her in company with King Brinnid.” He narrowed his eyes. “What’s she doing?”
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