Ray accepted Tobias's surrender, and once inside the city, immediately started asking around for anything fun to do.Every one of his subordinates knew exactly what their lord's tastes ran to."Tobias's uncle, Elias Renner, left behind a widow. She's barely into her twenties, and word is she's a rare beauty."Well, now.Ray nodded eagerly. "Let's go, let's go."His men led the way, with the fearsome Gunnar Voss guarding him, and it wasn't long before they reached the late Elias Renner's residence.Word had already gone ahead, so the moment Ray arrived, a woman in mourning clothes came out to greet him, sinking into a bow. "Elias Renner's widow, Vivian, pays her respects to the Chancellor."Ray grinned. "You know who I am?""The Chancellor's reputation precedes him. Of course I recognize you," the woman said, not daring to rise without permission."Stand up. Let me get a look at you," Ray said.She rose then, casting a shy, timid glance his way.Damn. esmond really did have a
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