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25 times? " He shook his head in regret. "Out there it ll be every hand
against us Mockers, Prince s men, or the Crawler s. I ve got a few
friends left, but if the blood is running in the sewers, who knows how
long I can count on them? "

"But everyone else thinks you ve escaped!" objected Limm. "Just me and
Jackie knew, 'cause you told us so we could fetch you food. Those notes
you sent out, to the Temple, and some of your friends, to that magician
you traveled with..." He waved his hand as if trying to recall the name.

"Owyn, " Graves supplied.

"Owyn, " repeated Limm. "Word spread through the city you d fled to
Kesh. I know at least a dozen bashers were sent outside the walls to
track you down.

Graves nodded. "And an equal number of monks from the Temple, too, I
warrant. " He sighed. "That was the plan. Lie low here while they looked
for us out there. " Kat, who had remained silent throughout, said, "It
was a good plan, Graves. " Limm nodded.

Graves said, "I figured another week or ten days, and they d come back,
each thinking some other had just missed sight of us, then we d walk
down to the docks one night, get on a ship, and sail off to Durbin, just
another merchant and his daughter. "

"Wife!" said Kat, angrily.

Limm grinned.

Graves shrugged and spread his hands in a sign of surrender. "Young
wife, " he said.

She put her arms around his neck and said, "Wife, " softly.

Limm said, "Well, you play the parts well enough, but right now getting
to the docks is no small order. " He glanced around

26 the cellar. 'What about just going out the door, up there? " He
pointed to the ceiling.

Graves said, "Sealed off. That s why I built this place as a hideout.
The building upstairs is abandoned, roof beams collapsed. The man who
owned it died, so it belongs to the Prince for back taxes. Fixing up old
buildings is not very high on the Prince s list of things to do, it
seems.

Limm nodded in approval of the scheme. "Well, how long do you think we
should stay? "