Chapter 16. A Spy

The air in the town hall crackled with unseen energy as the men sat huddled on benches talking amongst themselves. They seemed to be waiting for something as they kept looking toward the door at the far end. They were a sight to behold in their clothes or lack of it. Germaine was not sure what to make of it.

She had been here for just three days only, and she had seen the men wearing different types of clothing. If it wasn’t fur, it was a dark brown material that closely resembled leather. This leather-wannabe material was presently wrapped around the lower part of their bodies exactly like nappies are worn on babies. On their feet were slippers with strings interlacing their toes and tied around their ankles, also in the same material.

As usual, their chests were bare.

She tried but failed miserably to look away from this recent attire of theirs. She was perched on the bench on the other side of the hall with the women, as was customary. What she did not know was