weren’t for the blessing of the brothel’s deity keeping the sounds of sex muffled, Axel would never get any sleep. "I’m glad your fortunes have changed, Madam Grace. A rising tide does lift all boats," Rayner said. "So, it does, so it does," Grace answered, taking a seat between. Rayner was referring to their increases in pay as the brothel respectfully increased its earnings. While his job as bodyguard bored him, it provided him easy coin for handling drunk soldiers. A girl