Adventures of the Crown: The Noble Bandit

CH38

With Nelson dressed in the best clothes he had packed, he felt so underdressed to be a ‘guest’ of Sethis. Though he knew none of this visit was a particularly friendly one, nor did he believe Sethis was offering his hand out in such terms, either. There was something else at play here, and Nelson had a few guesses about what those things were.

Shade showed up a little later. He seemed a little frazzled, but otherwise, he seemed as well as he had a couple of hours before. “Sorry to keep ya,” Shade said, dipping his head. “Something happened but ya need to worry none. Let’s go inside.”

Nelson didn’t believe it had anything to do with his break-in earlier, as he had put everything back the way he had found it. Yet there was always that chance he hadn’t.

“I hope it is nothing too serious,” Nelson offered, to see if Shade would open up a bit more. He didn’t want to come across as pushy or else the rattus might suspect something.

Shade shook his head and said, “just the maid probably. Is al