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Owyn grinned and Gorath remained impassive as Locklear blushed and
grimaced. 'I'll see what I can do. "They rose and departed the office.

Owyn said, We walk? "

We walk, "said Locklear as they headed for the main gate of the cdsde.
'But at least it's downhill. "

Gorath said, 'That is actually more tiring. "

Locklear swore. 'It was a joke. "

Gorath said, 'Really@' His tone was so dry it took a moment for

Owyn to realize he was twitting Locklear. Owyn kept his own mirth in
check and they started back toward the city.

Locklear slipped through the door into their room. Gorath looked up
without alarm, but Owyn jumped off the bed. Where have

You been? " 'Nosing around. Sitting up here might be smarter, but I've
got this itch to scratch. "

Gorath looked on, but still said nothing.

Owyn said, 'Itch?

Locklear smiled. 'Too many years of keeping the wrong sort of company, I
suppose, but the reports of those grey warriors and the theft of some
sort of rich item dear to a Tsuram Great One had me thinking. If I stole
something on a different world, how would

I dispose of it? " 'Depends on what it is, I guess, "offered Owyn.

Gorath gave a slight nod, but stiff said nothing. 'There would have to
be a local contact, someone who knew where one disposes of something of
value. " 'And you expect to discover this person in the midst of the
throng of this city and use him to trace this band of thieves? "asked
Gorath. 'No, "said Locklear waving away the comment. 'The captain said
the stolen item is a gem, which being from Kelewan isn't a shock.

There isn't much on that world of value that's also easy to transport
that would fetch a high value here. So my thinking is that the best way
to find this missing gem is to learn where it's most likely to end up. "
'A fence? "asked Owyn. 'No, for if as I suspect the value of the ruby is
enough to give a band of desperate men a new start on a strange world,
it would have to be the sort of man who has a legitimate enterprise, one
likely to mask the movement of this itern. " 'You seem to understand
this sort of business better than a noble of your race should, "observed