[centre][h1][color=gold]Head Guard Val[/color][/h1][/centre]
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[color=gold]''You must mean miss Jane.''[/color] Val responded joyfully, [color=gold]''She tends to exaggerate things- we only pretend to investigate to humour her''.[/color] It wasn't exactly a lie but in order to get the man's trust, Val felt like he had to present himself as easy-going and not too concerned about the issue. Thankfully his childhood lessons on demeanour and presence prepared him for occasions like these. Placing his hands behind his back, he asked with a slightly teasing tone:[color=gold] ''Since you came for a drink, why don't you join me and my buddies at the barracks? Some of the squires decided to return to their bed chambers early and we have too much liquor to consume by ourselves. It's the fine stuff and the ladies of the court promised to join us''[/color]