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Mathilda raised a confused eyebrow over the way he addressed you, but didn’t comment like one of the other smarmy noble brats here might have about who called who what. He left you, and Mathilda spoke once again, as you hoped she wouldn’t be annoying like the last blueblood woman you’d dealt with today, even if Yuliana apparently wasn’t even technically one.
“Sergeant,” Mathilda said mildly, “I don’t believe we’ve any reason to be opposed to each other.”
You didn’t like where this was going already. “No, I guess we don’t.”
“I am not upset with you, Sergeant,” Mathilda said as she stepped to your flank, “I’m only confused, especially seeing your company. It seems that you already have a man for company to yourself. So why do you try and take mine as well?”
You returned that question with an exasperated eye roll. “Karel asked me to brunch. I like free food.”
“I had plans to meet with him this morning, and you did not,” Mathilda said, voice still even. “I am not a fool, Sergeant. I know well when I am conspired against to be slighted, to dissuade me.”
“Okay,” you wanted this over with, “And? What do you want? Sounds like your beef is with Van Halm, not me.”
“All I want is to ask you not to interfere,” Mathilda said simply, hands kept tight behind her back, “You have your man. I wish to have mine. Do not aid Van Halm in his games to defy the will of our families, and I promise to compensate you with whatever you wish, as well as furnish you with information you might find concerning. There’s no reason for competition, unless you are greedy enough to want for both, but I think only men of low character wish to share a woman.”
>Request denied. Van Halm was only your friend, but friends helped friends when they were asked to.
>Or else what? From what you heard, plenty of men had shared Mathilda Von Blum, after all.
>Fine. You could agree to that, not like Van Halm couldn’t watch for himself. What about that compensation, then?
>Other?
Taking a break for Sunday, won't call and update til Monday Morning.
