The crowd was pretty quiet after that. Smith had a soft smile on his face but the ringmaster guy looked pretty pissed. They exchanged a few words, Smith beckoned me and gave me my shirt and jacket back. The man slapped some money into Smith hands and we left pretty quickly. Once we were clear of the town, Smith stopped the cart and took a bundle of cash he'd stuffed into his pocket.
"He was not happy with me. I paid ten shillings to let you fight and won enough to buy a horse. I saw enough. You fight like men I've seen fight in Asia, they don't teach us westerners though. When the Lady mentioned her husband, your face changed. You know more than you're saying, don't you," he said to me.
"If I tell you, it's not to cause pain. It can't be changed, I wish I didn't know. He isn't coming bac
