>>6046462“Can you take me to Inquisitor Asher’s house then?” First things first, you aren’t letting things between you, him, and Marie end like this. Not after already disobeying your father.
“Of course, commander. Follow me.”
The woman takes off and continues her march through the sparsely populated streets of the capital. You close behind. You’re not exactly tired, even if it is late, but more so nervous and concerned. The silence doesn’t help, a walk with Marie is seldom silent. Why is that the first thing your mind goes to? Never mind, it doesn’t matter, you still have questions to ask and in doing so the silence will be broken! You’re quite adept at complex plots, “You’ve yet to tell me how the King knows of my- my death. Do you not feel that is important information?”
“My apologies commander, I do not possess this information.”
“Do you have any idea at least?”
“Lord Beneger carefully gave me my position in the Royal Palace as a contingency, that is all I know.”
“A contingency for what exactly? For this?!” You gesture to yourself and the streets around you, “Did he know?!”
The maid only stows and again bows to you, “I apologize but I do not know, commander. I am sorry for my incompetence.”
“What? Er- that’s not-” This woman really is a doormat, isn’t she? She reminds you of some poor noble women that sought to suck up to you in the Academy Those women tended to come from rather poor households as well. Poor in character, you mean, “Fine, I accept your apology. See that it does not happen again!” You declare with a raised chin.
“Of course, commander. I will not disappoint you again,” Alyssa May says before rising again and continuing to Asher’s estate.
You give a dismissive “Hmph,” to the woman but settle easy in the knowledge that the matter is settled for now. That of her constant apologies that is. It truly grates after hearing the third in a row. By that point you get it, you know?
As you continue walking you find yourself almost leaving the city, or at least making it to the outskirts. You walk side by side with the large river that cuts through the capital out onto sprawling fields of crops and cattle, and quite a few sheep as well. “Are you sure we’re heading in the right direction?”
“Indeed, though I have taken a longer route to account for the time it would take for Inquisitor Asher to file his report at the cathedral.”
“...Why do you know multiple routes to the Inquisitor’s house?” You question which leads to a prolonged silence from the maid.
“Inquisitor Asher is a famed figure in the Inquisition due to experience and secretive mission records. This has led to many interInquisition rivalries and many relying on him as a contact.”
“That didn’t answer my question.”
