"... Not about last night," she admits. "All Matthieu said was that he was going to see a patron and it should not take long. He thanked the guard for accompanying him."
Another pause.
This one is less easy.
"But there was somewhat at the assignation. At the start, when he asked him to kneel ... Matthieu's patron said something about how Matthieu had told him he might be better pleased at Valerian. He said that was wrong, that he wasn't a ..."
A quick glance to Havelock, then back to Brix.
"A brute with a flail," she concludes, quieter.
"But he kept reminding him to use a signale if he wished, as they do in Valerian House; he even said it aloud.
At the time ... I thought he spoke almost as if he were teasing him."
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"... Not about last night," she admits. "All Matthieu said was that he was going to see a patron and it should not take long. He thanked the guard for accompanying him."
Another pause.
This one is less easy.
"But there was somewhat at the assignation. At the start, when he asked him to kneel ... Matthieu's patron said something about how Matthieu had told him he might be better pleased at Valerian. He said that was wrong, that he wasn't a ..."
A quick glance to Havelock, then back to Brix.
"A brute with a flail," she concludes, quieter.
"But he kept reminding him to use a signale if he wished, as they do in Valerian House; he even said it aloud.
At the time ... I thought he spoke almost as if he were teasing him."