The Return Of The God of War

75

Duke is heading out when one of the servant girls walks up to him.

"Um, good morning, sir. " She greets. It sounds strange that she is greeting him because they never did.

"Oh, good morning. " Duke gives her a small nod.

" Lord Jimmy asked to give this to you. " She holds a check to him. " It's money for you to get appropriate clothes for your new job."

Duke is surprised, but he takes the check and he reads through it. It's worth five hundred dollars, it's supposed to be much for the person he is pretending to be.

" Wow, this is too much. " She holds his hand over his mouth.

" He said you shouldn't ask to see him, that he wants to take a short trip to see an old friend and he has left already. " She says.

"Oh. " Duke holds his hand over his forehead, he is still looking at the check.

She nods slightly and then turns back to return to the house, she shuts the door in his face.

Duke blows out a puff of air from his mouth and he walks back to the house. He stuffs the check in his