"You let some stranger wander around the place unchecked?" The head clerk of the purchasing department, Vodren, was in a righteous dudgeon.
Well, Vodren was the type to be high-strung about many things, but his tone today was more outraged than usual. The man's voice was loud enough to be heard in the corridor.
Tennar entered the room, with the lady lazily sauntering after him, to see Vodren glaring at two young people. His assistant Caria stood behind him, lips thinned in disapproval.
There were two of the company guards book-ending the seated youngsters.
Vesia, a junior clerk if he remembered correctly, was cringing in her seat. Tennar narrowed his eyes. Why was it her and not Darred who was showing the creator of their newest vinegar products around?