[Rosalind straightens up. It's easy to part a crowd when you walk like someone who means business; she strides like a queen, arrogant and seemingly knowing that people just will move out of her way.
It usually works. It certainly gets them to the betting office, where Rosalind ignores the man's semi-incredulous stare.]
Twenty-five silver on our reigning champion, if you please.
[You can't place a bet once the match has started--]
Obviously. But he's going to win, and I'd like to place it for then.
[She had not, in fact, known that, but it's easy to recover for such a slip. The man looks a bit more incredulous, but Rosalind's glare could freeze blood, and soon enough he's doing what she tells him.]
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[Rosalind straightens up. It's easy to part a crowd when you walk like someone who means business; she strides like a queen, arrogant and seemingly knowing that people just will move out of her way.
It usually works. It certainly gets them to the betting office, where Rosalind ignores the man's semi-incredulous stare.]
Twenty-five silver on our reigning champion, if you please.
[You can't place a bet once the match has started--]
Obviously. But he's going to win, and I'd like to place it for then.
[She had not, in fact, known that, but it's easy to recover for such a slip. The man looks a bit more incredulous, but Rosalind's glare could freeze blood, and soon enough he's doing what she tells him.]