Chapter 628
Jorick stayed to talk to Jamie. Katelina was tired of Executioners, and slipped outside to steal a cigarette from Micah. She knocked on several doors, ending at Brandle's.
"Sorry. I don't know where he is. Did you need him for something important?"
"Just a cigarette."
Brandle fished a pack from his pocket. "As it stands, I have a few of my own I don't mind sharing."
"I didn't know you smoked."
"Occasionally, when the mood strikes." He stepped outside to light one for her, then lit his own. "How did the meeting with the Atormentadores go?"
"Despite what Verchiel said, it was useless." She filled him in and added, "If he'd read their minds he could have gotten all of that in under a minute."
"I'm not sure he'd have gotten as much as he did by observing them. You learn a lot from word choice, and no doubt body language."
"But mind reading"