Chapter 22: Prickly Pears and Four O'Clocks
In reply to Jacob Richardsen (msg # 18):
The restaurant owner was in the kitchen, at the back of the building, when Jacob called out. With the door to the cooking area open, the Texan's drawl carried far enough for the man to hear it. Just as the owner re-enters the dining area, another patron -- across the room but also maintaining a good view of the open front door -- speaks up.
"Them's the Knights," is all the patron says.
The owner, hearing his customer answer Jacob's question, stops where he is and shields his eyes against the rays of the morning sun poring into the Prickly Pear.
"Yes, Monsieur Knight," adds the restaurant owner with a heavy french accent. Truly, these are the first words the man has spoken aloud, as far as the four adventurers can remember. It is a good thing that the customer pronounced the man's surname first, otherwise, the men might not have grasped the owner's answer.