Shen watched as Lara talked to a young boy and dropped a coin into his hand, showing him a second coin that she pocketed. The boy went on board the ‘Royal Knight’ and soon returned, his hand held out for the other coin. As soon as he had it, he took off at a run. Lara walked back into the alley, grinning.
“Am I amazing or what?” Lara held up a hand when Shen opened his mouth. “No, don’t answer that.”
Before he had the chance to ask her if she was so amazing why hadn’t she found a better disguise for him, Janek spoke.
“Two people are coming.”
Lara faced the alley entrance. “One of them’s Eira. I wonder who the other is.”
“Whoever he is, he looks like the sort of man you’d want on your side in a fight, not against you,” Janek said.
The man had a broad chest and equally thick arms. A ba
