The Tale of Tar-Ciryatan's Daughter by Kaylee Arafinwiel  

"The wide world is all about you ..."

Summary:

Meanwhile, back in the colony, the investigation is helped along by a Dwarven trader who comes from the region around Greenwood...investigating a smuggling ring that's had ties from Numenor as far east as his people's lands.

Notes:

Four Words 2 card makes this one a drabble prompt: battalion, unsure, headstart, bliss

"I’ll explain, and I’ll use small words so that you’d be sure you understand, you warg-faced buffoons." The Dwarven jewelsmith’s voice rang out over the battalion of Men. He pointed his dragon-headed wooden stick at Nienor, widow of Gimil. She clutched her scarlet shawl, unsure. “The lass gave her man the headstart, didn’t she, carting sodalite among the pumpkins and grain sacks.”

Nienor glared back at him in hatred. “I don’t know what you mean.”

“Are ye, or are ye not Robber Haldan’s daughter, he who was head of the smuggling ring called Bliss Guild?”

“I am a King’s Daughter.”