Which was why, she suspected, he didn't care for her. Like the rest of Luceti, Richard Sharpe saw her as a colossal problem.

Well, wouldn't they just feel terrible when the Malnosso finally exalted her and she had all the friends and influence in the world? Maybe then she would remember Major Richard Sharpe. Possibly.

She reached for his sword.

"So this will prevent me dying, then?"

Clearly she didn't believe it.