Lauchlan
It was a long night for him and an even longer day, as he waited for that messenger to come back. A part of him wondered if he should have just walked across the city to the enlistment office himself, just to fill in his time. Although the guest house was comfortable and had a nicely shaded courtyard, and it was on a street with a couple of bakeries, so they didn't go hungry.
It was the boredom of having to sit there and wait all day long, doing nothing but twiddling his thumbs, that was annoying for him. He had to stay put, and wait on when that messenger, because he’d agreed to do that. He could be sitting here waiting all day long for all he knew, and though he’d gotten a decent breakfast and a somewhat decent cup of coffee. Coffee here wasn’t like it was back home.
He didn’
