Registry Easy 2
He knew her name, Neeve mapmaker, and being her superior, any address he used would be in order. It might be good to start using her name right now, he thought. He reached for a map, “Your name is ….” “Registry Easy.” “A pretty name,” he said, feeling foolish for uttering such banalities. “What I mean is, I have never heard a name like that before. Unusual.” “No, no, very common. Every village … much woman use Neeve. Very common. Even cow … sometime … Neeve.” “Cows are given proper ames?”“Yes, yes.” “No.” “Yes, sometime my mother … she call, ‘Neeve,’ and five cow come … cottage.” They laughed together. Vectis had no idea whether her story was true, but it felt good to laugh, to share something intimate.