Book 1, Chapter 1: Haunted Fortunes

If he can before she leaves, Tider wants to try get a sense of this queen everyone says is so terrible. He doesn't care if she's nasty like everyone says or if she really is this grieving widow she appears to be, but he would like to know what he's working with.

While walking out with Sabina Marcus thinks Alright! Leaving with my head intact and something like 300 or 400 ducets! And I got some revenge! And a job offer! Everything is coming up Marcus! He audibly clears his throat and says "Well, I may go and check out this offer. I’ve been different kinds of guards before, so it may be nice to not have to look over my shoulder for a while. Sabina, I’ll take you up on that escort. "

Harragh gets a bit anxious at the prospect of working alongside his former compatriots in the Guard. Still, he absolutely believes that this is exactly where his god intended him to be, so he rolls his shoulders and prepares to be about it.

"My curiosity hasn’t killed me yet, so why not?"

"Keeping the peace takes more than holding a pike, Aberahama Wallen of the Acadamae" Sabina answers without ever losing a single step. "A man of your background should be far more effective with words rather than swords."