Penelope smiled at him ever so sweetly. "We did not wish for there to be any sort of misunderstanding, Ser Snowcore. We did exactly as was asked of us, despite the ridiculousness of your request, and the paltry nature of your reward."
She, of course, offered only those criticisms when her hand was well enclosed around Ser Snowcore's bag of coin, and there was no chance of him getting it back.
"You will not be receiving a letter of recommendation for me," Snowcore said.
"I would have had to refuse it, even if you had offered," Penelope said. "I would not have wished for your… personal feelings to influence matters of business."
They left the young knight stewing in his rage, with that mountain of corpses attracting flies right in front of his keep. And only then, did it finally feel like the quest was complete.
Chapter 7 – A Revenge Blow
