The League of Rogues
She cringed, not liking the idea of a cloud of tiny insects swarming her at all.
"They aren't everywhere, mainly around the livestock and in the fields far from towns. The females are the ones that bite you. Bog myrtle has a honeyed scent, which confuses them. They canna smell a person whilst they're near this plant. The Kincade gardens are full of it, so you needna worry about feeding the midges, lass." He winked, and Joanna gently poked a finger in his ribs to tease him back.
"This is a lively town," she admitted, surprised to see the bustle of people and the relative quality of the buildings. She'd expected it to be more rustic, but it was far more like a small city than a village.
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