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"Good idea, " agreed Graves. "There s a pallet over there you can use.
We ll wake you when it s time to go. " Limm moved to the indicated
corner and lay down. Kat whispered, "What are the odds? "

"Bad, " admitted her lover. "We ve got to get the boy some clothing.
Dirty boys are nothing unusual at the dock. But not that dirty. " Trying
to muster some optimism, he said, "Still, if the Upright Man is dead,
there may be enough chaos in the city that we can slip out without
attracting notice. "

"Any other choice? "

"Only one, " admitted Graves, "but I won t use it unless we re caught. "

"What is it? " Graves looked at the young girl for whom he had thrown
away everything and said, "I have one friend left, who gains nothing
from my fall. If I must, I ll send Limm to him begging for help. "

30 "Who? " whispered Kat.

Graves closed his eyes as if admitting he might seek help was hard for
one as self-reliant as himself. "The only thief who can beg the Prince
of Krondor for my life. "

"Jimmy? " Graves nodded. 'Jimmy the Hand. " TWO

Krondor The column rode toward the city.

Krondor was backlit by a late afternoon sun, dark towers rising against
a lemon-yellow sky. In the east, distant clouds turned rose and orange
against a blue that seemed to shimmer. The column behind the Prince s
vanguard tightened up as they entered the southernmost city gate, the
one closest to the palace and barracks. Traffic in the area was normal
for this time of day: a few traders drove wagons into the city, while
farmers who d visited the city for the day were leaving, starting their
homeward journey.

James pointed. "Not much of a welcome, is it? " Locklear saw that a few
curious onlookers were turning to watch the approaching company that was
escorting Arutha through the palace district. Otherwise they were
ignored by the citizenry, as they had been since entering the outer
reaches of Krondor. "I guess Arutha didn t send word we would arrive
today. "

"No, there s something else, " said James, his days of fatigue washing
away as curiosity took hold of him.

Locklear looked at the faces of those on the street who stood

32 aside to let the Prince s company ride past, and saw anxiety. "You re