Tension seemed to bleed out of Zhi the further away they walked from the Aftcastle. And they did walk; though there were any number of places she could have stopped at, she bypassed all of them. "If it ain't, no use followin' me. Can't keep meself out o' it, I can't. An' if ye ain't. . .kind, then mebbe I've been on after th'wrong waggin' tongues."
She looked askance at Goultard, gauging the woman's expression. She smiled, and shrugged.
"It'd jes be too much work fer a lass like yerself. I wouldn't want t'strain yer good graces."
She looked askance at Goultard, gauging the woman's expression. She smiled, and shrugged.
"It'd jes be too much work fer a lass like yerself. I wouldn't want t'strain yer good graces."
