Tranquil Weekdays
In the morning I manage to persuade Joel to put on normal clothes as opposed to the stealthy-black uniform and either show off his sword, as the rich young men do, or hide it completely.
He tries to resist because he was only recently promoted to a swordsman but I convince him. The key to successful pick-pocketing is blending in. A raggedy orphan girl with a bodyguard is anything but ordinary. I borrow some of his more wealthy-looking clothes for the same reason. At times like this I’m glad my body type makes it so easy to dress up as a man. It is impossible to run, hide or scale fences in the hoop skirts of the well-to-do ladies. Although it has to be said, you can hide almost anything under them.
We have a good morning. We work very well together. It is obvious Joel
