Bellica Agate
Agate had set to work as soon as she was reunited with her regiment, most of whom were chomping at the bit, much like their restless horses. She didn't give them their orders yet – no sense doing that until the night before she and Ha' Ilik departed – but she did get them set up in the now-open tavern, where she practically had to force the tavern-keeper to take her coin.
What is it about gratitude that makes people stupid? she wondered as she took her seat by the hearth that evening, holding a pint in her hand. It was amazing how one negotiation could change everything – earlier that morning the tavern had been empty, deserted. Now it was bustling again as people celebrated the return of normalcy to their town.
Damien ran interference for her, telling Southlander after So
