Telling Ollie's story took over an hour, and just as they'd promised, Milo and Juni were merciless in pointing out any attempt on Ollie's part to take less credit for something than he deserved or to downplay the difficulties of what he'd done.
During that time, the remainder of Ashlynn's traveling companions slowly filtered into the long house once they'd completed their duties, including an eager and attentive young Emmie who seemed almost upset that Georg had taken charge of attending to Heila's needs along with everyone else instead of summoning her to take care of her lady.
"You'll have plenty of opportunities to wait on me when we reach the castle," Heila said with a laugh as she pulled her young squire onto the pile of cushions next to her. "For now, enjoy Georg's cooking while you can. It's a rare treat for him to cook for you personally."
