“My mission was to ascertain the town’s defences. My report clearly stated there were better targets,” Beatriz said. “Since we only crossed paths at the tavern, I could not apply my full powers of persuasion.”
“You mean to say—” Aelred asked.
“He never noticed me.”
“Really?” the men asked in unison.
“He’s the only one in the bar who didn’t…”
That answer revealed more than intended. Her attempts to flirt managed to catch the attention of every man at the tavern, save for one. Applying more persuasion would have risked a riot…
Disclaimer: This excerpt from Man of War is currently in development. There may be typos, errors, omissions, inconsistencies and so forth.
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