15
The door was rough, with most of the paint peeled away by the raging sun of Kesteven. I could see traces of the white paint, shining like droplets of water under the pink sunlight of early dawn.
It was pleasantly fresh; the night had cooled down the air.
Early morning was the most pleasant time in Kesteven. Everybody here was an early riser (and night owl, too; people slept during the middle of the day, mostly). Even Jack got used to waking up early.
Police didn't get naps, but they mostly avoided working during the hot hours. Only very motivated criminals would commit a crime during the hot hours.
And there wasn't much to motivate anybody to do anything during the hot hours in Kesteven.
The bank had little cash on hand, and the jewelry shop was very well defended by magical spell
