Spade interrogated the man while he was alive. This was rather merciful, but the boy seemed terrified nonetheless. Serenica got the opportunity to watch and listen.
The man was called John Longlines. Serenica moaned as she heard the first name. There were too many Johns aboard already.
"I didn't want to stay in the city watch. I came in one of them barrels."
"You're a man of the watch?" Spade asked, instantly perking up and motioning the rest of them to listen.
"That means the Blue Girl is not safe," Serenica said. "I met him there."
"And beat him up," the Admiral said. "How do they even employ men that get their behinds kicked by healers?"
"That's a very good question."
"I was willing to do dangerous jobs, but then they wanted me to kill a woman," John Longlines said. "I can't kill a woman. If I had known she was a she, I'd never have started a fight."
"He's a gentleman," Myorka said. "A complete buffoon, but a gentleman. Don't worry, son. We won't make you hit girls."
