Chapter 26 Redwater (1/2)

Although Jiang Fei had said Redwater wasn't ht It was several tie as Riverbend, with nu slanted black tile roofs

At first, he was confused by the town's name, but when he saw the reddish color of the river that ran through the town, he understood

”It's iron,” Jiang Fei explained ”There's iron in the hills between here and the mountains, and it turns the river red Doesn't hurt the taste, though”

Arran nodded, although he quietly resolved he would stick to drinking ale while he was in town Not that that was much of a punish Fei s and stea sold by vendors on the side of the road

”Try this one,” she said, thrusting a steamed bun into his hands ”There's roasted pork inside”

Arran obliged reluctantly, but he soon discovered that Jiang Fei's eye for food was outstanding Still, after the fifth food stall they visited, he was beginning to wonder how a girl so tiny could eat so much

Finally, they found an inn Small and quiet, it didn't look like it receivedFei

”Will the two of you be sharing a roo them suspiciously

She was a thin-lipped elderly woht bun, and froly disapproved of the two of the Fei shook her head ”Oh, no! We'll take separate rooht blush appeared on her face

The innkeeper nodded, her ht then This is a proper inn,around in here”

After they paid the innkeeper, the woman showed them to their rooms, which were small but clean, without so much as a speck of dust to be found Frouessed that anywould bitterly regret it

”Nohat do we do?” Jiang Fei asked after they dropped off their bags in their rooms

”First, we'll need to see an armorer,” Arran said

There were several armorers in Redwater, but Arran rejected the first two they visited after a quick look at their wares The armor they sold was flashy and intricate, but it looked like it was meant for show rather than use

Arran wasn't exactly an expert on aruard's son he knew the kind of armor they needed, and this wasn't it

When they visited the third armorer, Arran immediately knew that this one was much better than the previous two The armor here didn't look quite as nice as what they had seen elsewhere, but it was sturdy and functional

After inspecting several pieces, Arran found a long brown coat The outside was unremarkable, butsteel plates protected the chest area A smile appeared on his face

”How ood eye,” the shopkeeper said ”That one's three gold crowns Not the cheapest, but it'll stop an arrow dead, without you having so much as a scratch to show for it”

”Do you have any others like it?” Arran asked, gesturing to Jiang Fei

The shopkeeper gave her a look ”Eh, I think I have so the furious look Jiang Fei gave him, he went into the back of the store, then returned with three s Fei complained as soon as she tried one of the coats

”It's better than getting a sword through the chest,” Arran said with a shrug