He knows nothing.”
Meera looked up from the tack she was polishing. It wasn’t something she generally did, but the work was mindless and she needed a bit of that at the moment. Besides, they were definitely short-handed and the work wasn’t going to do itself.
At least it was work she didn’t mind. The day before had been endless and full of things she hadn’t enjoyed doing, such as biting her tongue. Better to be about something that kept her out of sight and earshot.
“Meera?”
She looked up at Heather and blinked. “What?”
“I was telling you about the lad we hired yesterday.”
It was a testament to how preoccupied she was with other things that she didn’t remember having hired anyone. “Yesterday?”
“You’re distracted.”
“Trying to be,” she agreed.
“I’d ask from what, but I imagine I don
