‘That we act like normal people as opposed to some kind of hit squad. We walk calmly through the fields, into the village as one would expect a group of travellers that mean no harm to do, and once we’re there, we find a place to inconspicuously eavesdrop and perhaps engage the locals naturally in conversation. I’m sure there’ll be a tavern or pub of some description, even if it’s just the downstairs room of somebody’s house, where we will find an ample number of people to extract information from.’
Ranulf didn’t respond but angrily huffed and nodded aggressively towards the village, stepping out into the pasture without a backwards glance.
‘I take it this means he agrees with my suggestion?’
‘Almost certainly,’ Roswit said with a smile, ‘though watch your step, he doesn’t like being to
