"Not a problem." Whistler turns in the speaker's direction, although he gives the appearance of looking at something about a foot to the left of the Hun's ear. "I've heard worse, believe me."
"I've done worse," Attila says with a chuckle, though he looks warily to his left to see what's there.
Oh - right - maybe the man can see the devil a priest once assured Attila would be standing at his left shoulder to carry off his soul when he died. It had brought him to Milliways so the devil was all right with Attila.
"I - er - was wondering what you're reading?" Attila says. "I'm learning, see. Never saw writing like that before."
"What, this?" Whistler holds up his document. "Playboy magazine. One of the more entertaining men's periodicals on the Braille market. I'm gonna guess you're from a time that doesn't have Braille writing for the blind at all, huh?"
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Rustle of newpaper page - clink of dagger hilt against armour - clonk of koumiss bowl being returned to table - scratch of fingers in beard - belch
"Gah, sorry."
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Oh - right - maybe the man can see the devil a priest once assured Attila would be standing at his left shoulder to carry off his soul when he died. It had brought him to Milliways so the devil was all right with Attila.
"I - er - was wondering what you're reading?" Attila says. "I'm learning, see. Never saw writing like that before."
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