The major silently slipped the envelope into his uniform, then muttered impatiently, "Is that all?"
Brandt offered a sheepish smile. "My lord, please understand. Business has been poor lately. Besides, during the last trading incident in Ironblood City, some of our goods were seized by the Kent Kingdom's—"
"Hm?!"
Before he could finish, the major shot him a cold glare.
Brandt immediately changed his tone. "Ah—what I meant to say was, that robbery incident was purely due to an oversight in our internal Church monitoring. It had absolutely nothing to do with the Kent Kingdom. My lord, here, take a look—this is Redblood Crystal, a specialty of the Plantagenet Kingdom. Wouldn't it make a fine gift for your wife?"
As he spoke, Brandt removed the necklace from around his neck and stuffed it into the major's hand.
