London seemed to be a hard place to avoid, much as it all but repelled anyone with other options.

He glanced over at the second guess and nodded.

“Whiskey too, sometimes. It’s been a while, come to think of it: I’m not sure that priest’s still around here.”

Just as well. He’d long lost contact with the shippers up north.

The shops and taverns were noisy, and Ropati gave some clearance to a couple of men passing the same pipe to and fro.