Chapter 16
“Nice place,” said Josef sarcastically as he slid into a seat opposite Daniel.
Daniel glanced around the inn and nodded. It was an interesting place. The floors were covered in muddy straw, and what looked like blood in several places, and the tables were worn and chipped. Not the sort of place a council member would normally frequent, which is why he’d chosen it.
“Even with your note I had trouble finding it,” continued Josef. “Is the beer safe to drink?”
“I’ve had three and I’m still fine.”
“Yes, but you’re kind of a special case, aren’t you? Ah well, let me try one. The worst that can happen is it’ll poison me, and maybe that’s a positive.”
“You lost the vote, then?”
“Worse than that. I won! Now I’m stuck trying to run the city with Lady Margaret and her two cr
