[He does as she gestures, and as they leave the building, he falls into step beside her. There is a slight tension that he hadn’t anticipated: his own tendencies towards courtesy against the fact that she wants him to bow to her, when as it is now, they are equals. Still, a man should be courteous to most he meets.
He doesn’t say much to her for a while, as they walk along. Finally, he ventures,]
I found swords and shields down in the caves the other day, after. Crumbling to bits in an old tomb.
[His voice is pitched conversationally, so she can hear him, but there’s not much chance of being overheard by anyone whose breath isn’t hot on their necks.]
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He doesn’t say much to her for a while, as they walk along. Finally, he ventures,]
I found swords and shields down in the caves the other day, after. Crumbling to bits in an old tomb.
[His voice is pitched conversationally, so she can hear him, but there’s not much chance of being overheard by anyone whose breath isn’t hot on their necks.]