A bright and lovely young woman with a wild mane of dark hair was his host of the moment, and Jigano had almost started to relax at her musical voice when her words took on a rougher edge. His smile didn’t change as the curses fell from her lips, but he found himself reevaluating his approach. Charm might not impress this one, nor base compliments. A different tack, then…
”’Price’ doesn’t have to mean money,” he retorted easily, smile sharpening just a touch. ”Barter, trade, services, or goods all serve where coin falls short. But if you’re saying the drinks are on the house, well, I won’t argue with that. A shot of whiskey, please.” No wine or cider, he noticed with more than a little disappointment, though he kept it from his face. Ales held no charm for him, and liquor was for those times when one needed to drink with a purpose. The whiskey made for a tolerable interim drink, but if he was going to be stuck here perhaps he could try and recall what he remembered of the making of his preferred beverages. It was only book knowledge, but if he could put his head together with someone with experience in brewing, perhaps something could be done to improve the situation.
”And who, may I ask, are Remi and Devrum?”
”’Price’ doesn’t have to mean money,” he retorted easily, smile sharpening just a touch. ”Barter, trade, services, or goods all serve where coin falls short. But if you’re saying the drinks are on the house, well, I won’t argue with that. A shot of whiskey, please.” No wine or cider, he noticed with more than a little disappointment, though he kept it from his face. Ales held no charm for him, and liquor was for those times when one needed to drink with a purpose. The whiskey made for a tolerable interim drink, but if he was going to be stuck here perhaps he could try and recall what he remembered of the making of his preferred beverages. It was only book knowledge, but if he could put his head together with someone with experience in brewing, perhaps something could be done to improve the situation.
”And who, may I ask, are Remi and Devrum?”
