Bab 71: The Spy (Part II)

In addition to the flame in the fireplace, there was also a mahogany candle holder on Barov's table. The top was divided into four fork branches, with the one in the middle being the highest and the other three in a triangular shape. Each branch had a burning candle on it, with their quiet light like bright icy mountaintops.

The room was filled with the smell of pine oil. The scent of sweet and moist rotten wood made him sleepy. But in Border Town, he could not ask for more. Elegance had nothing to do with this poor land and having a house for shelter was already very good, not to mention that he now had a large group of houses.

His office was located in a compound not far from the castle, where the City Hall initially built by the former lord lay. Of course, the lord took all his men when he left, and now it was the assistant minister's territory.