The Topaz Quest (2013)
“She touched the pure white stone covering its walls. ‘What is this?’ she asked.
‘Marble, from the quarries of Iserborg,’ Jofranka told her and walked on, past the grand entrance of the palace guarded by two soldiers, to the far end where she turned into a narrow street running down the side. The further they went, the narrower and darker it grew. The marble facing on the walls abruptly came to an end revealing crudely cut blocks of black rock. The white stone was just for show.
Eventually Jofra...nka stopped at a mean-looking doorway with a grille set into it. She knocked at the door and the grille slid open. A grim-faced man peered out.
‘What?’ ‘I’ve come to apply for a work badge for my niece. She was accidentally left behind yesterday when the Traders moved on,’ Jofranka said.
Tia almost let out a gasp of surprise. She hadn’t expected the Trader woman to pretend to be her aunt.
The grille slammed shut with a bang and the door opened. The sour man jerked his head. ‘In,’ he ordered.MoreLess
‘Marble, from the quarries of Iserborg,’ Jofranka told her and walked on, past the grand entrance of the palace guarded by two soldiers, to the far end where she turned into a narrow street running down the side. The further they went, the narrower and darker it grew. The marble facing on the walls abruptly came to an end revealing crudely cut blocks of black rock. The white stone was just for show.
Eventually Jofra...nka stopped at a mean-looking doorway with a grille set into it. She knocked at the door and the grille slid open. A grim-faced man peered out.
‘What?’ ‘I’ve come to apply for a work badge for my niece. She was accidentally left behind yesterday when the Traders moved on,’ Jofranka said.
Tia almost let out a gasp of surprise. She hadn’t expected the Trader woman to pretend to be her aunt.
The grille slammed shut with a bang and the door opened. The sour man jerked his head. ‘In,’ he ordered.MoreLess
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