"I accept no responsibility and I would do it all again. She escaped, but if anyone is to blame it's the nurse, Maira. I have taken precautions, set guards at every door, and-"
"I need hear no more. You are dismissed. If you find her stealing again, I will punish her, but for the good she has done I see no reason to-"
"She fled because she is guilty! She knows it, and she knows I know it. She knew I would make sure she was punished, so she ran!"
"Have you asked the nurse what she knows?"
"No, she isn't in the room."
"Then go find the nurse, or something. I'm busy."
Nehast left in a huff. That usually seemed to happen whenever he talked to that old fool, too obsessed with politics to see that a fly was resting on his sleeve.
Nehast grumbled in his own mind as he marched out and back towards the building. He passed two young people chatting, and took note of them. They were certainly travelers, based on their outfits. He didn't have time to see what they were up to, though, so he marched on and entered the building where Reesa's recovery had been overseen by the nurse. The guard at the door reached out towards him, but Nehast pushed past.
"Not now, Jinnks."
He went up a flight of stairs, strode down the hallway and put his door on the handle. Then he heard feminine laughter coming from within. He threw the door open to find Reesa standing in the middle of the room, and Maira behind her tying on a pretty dress. The captain of the guard's face blanched with anger as he beheld this sight.
"WHERE in heaven's name did you GO?!"
He shrieked. Both girls jumped and turned to look at him.
"Why, nowhere, sir. We was just getting miss Reesa cleaned up, and letting her try on an old dress of mine from when I was a girl."
Nehast fumed. It almost looked as if he were going to scream and start breaking things. Then, with clenched fists, he swung around and left the room.
"I need hear no more. You are dismissed. If you find her stealing again, I will punish her, but for the good she has done I see no reason to-"
"She fled because she is guilty! She knows it, and she knows I know it. She knew I would make sure she was punished, so she ran!"
"Have you asked the nurse what she knows?"
"No, she isn't in the room."
"Then go find the nurse, or something. I'm busy."
Nehast left in a huff. That usually seemed to happen whenever he talked to that old fool, too obsessed with politics to see that a fly was resting on his sleeve.
Nehast grumbled in his own mind as he marched out and back towards the building. He passed two young people chatting, and took note of them. They were certainly travelers, based on their outfits. He didn't have time to see what they were up to, though, so he marched on and entered the building where Reesa's recovery had been overseen by the nurse. The guard at the door reached out towards him, but Nehast pushed past.
"Not now, Jinnks."
He went up a flight of stairs, strode down the hallway and put his door on the handle. Then he heard feminine laughter coming from within. He threw the door open to find Reesa standing in the middle of the room, and Maira behind her tying on a pretty dress. The captain of the guard's face blanched with anger as he beheld this sight.
"WHERE in heaven's name did you GO?!"
He shrieked. Both girls jumped and turned to look at him.
"Why, nowhere, sir. We was just getting miss Reesa cleaned up, and letting her try on an old dress of mine from when I was a girl."
Nehast fumed. It almost looked as if he were going to scream and start breaking things. Then, with clenched fists, he swung around and left the room.