Cerdic smiled. “Stranger things have happened, although I cannot recall quite when.”
* * * *
The following afternoon, Tony decided to see how Ylandar was faring at his new job. Or more, if he was going to be honest with himself, and he usually was, he really wanted to find out how the young elf had felt about his second meeting with Leofric. If it pissed him off, I’ll have to do something to sooth his ruffled feathers, too.
Ylandar was behind the bar, pouring drinks for a waiter to take to customers at one of the tables. Tony settled on a stool to wait until he was free. The moment Ylandar saw him he came over, leaning his hands on the bar top.
“I owe you a debt of gratitude. This job is perfect. Well, so far at least, because I know it is early on.”
“You don’t owe me anything. I was
