“A stern talking-to? A night in the stocks? I’ve brought my own bread for the rats.” He winked.
She released his ankle, picked up the scepter, and wiped it on his doublet. “Good knave.” knave ballbust
“The Baron also asked me to ‘make an example’ of the next pickpocket.” She tilted her head. “Shall I interpret ‘example’ as a single, memorable strike to the family jewels? Or a repeated lesson in anatomy?” “A stern talking-to