Iris stared at Tor for a moment. “You do know why I am here, right?” Her voice was soft, as she didn’t want to attract attention, but Tor was pretty sure one of the girls at the shop heard him ask Iris for a date.
“A late lunch date between two friends isn’t wrong unless someone puts malice into it.” Iris seemed hesitant. “It’s just lunch. I’ll be back here. It’ll be quick.”
Iris found herself nodding, and Tor felt pleased. He went to city hall after talking to her and spoke with a few people there. He was surprised to see Leandro Saavedra there. He was the newly appointed head for Land Tax.
“Salcedo? It’s really you!” he said, laughing as he shook Tor’s hand.
“How are you, Leo?” Tor smiled in return.
“Still the same. Let’s go to my office and talk there. Have you eaten?”
When they w
