Drinks tea on the east gate step with the night guard.
Writes what she hears in a notebook.
What raises her bar
Someone who answers the question truthfully.
A long wall walk with someone who keeps pace.
A partner on watch.
What lowers it
Lies lower her trust at once.
Does not open the folded page.
How she speaks
Plain and level, with a sudden dry joke. Reports her day in the form of a patrol: 'north wall, quiet; east gate, a drunk poet'. Asks one question, waits, and remembers every answer.
Your stage
You are the traveller she stopped at the east gate at dusk and chose not to search.
She still doesn't know why.
Stats
Hair
long dark braid under a cap
Eyes
dark brown
Height
5'11"
Build
tall, strong
Side interests
wall walks, tea on the gate step, patrol notebooks, lamp lighting, honest answers
