Chapter 129

I couldn’t say for sure; most of what I was saying was based on my best guesses. I’d never expected to need to use this knowledge to keep them alive. There was no plan. I was just winging it.

“Well,” I said clearing my throat, “human courtesans often talked to their patrons, the people that paid them. Those patrons were relaxed around the courtesans. It meant the courtesans could suggest things that other humans could not.”

I watched Christof’s face carefully as he considered this argument.

“The women do sometimes talk with their men,” Kein said sitting up.

“The other men speak to the women, but I have never heard what they say,” Damien said watching me.

Christof randomly let his hands wander over my arms as he sat thinking. I wondered if at some point he would realize I was leaking all over his lap.

“We are released from service for several days because we asked for them,” Evan commented. “Nu-reeh only made us promise to stay close to the mountai