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it. "But she doesn t sound like any farm girl I ve heard before, Lucas.
" Lucas sat back, ran his bony hand through his gray-shot hair. His
angular face showed irritation at having to explain. "She studied with a
sisterhood in a nearby abbey for more hours


51 than she milked cows. She can read, write, and do sums. She s a smart
lass. " James nodded in appreciation. "Laudable. Though I doubt your
average customer will appreciate those qualities as much as ... the more
obvious ones.

Lucas s expression darkened. "She s a good girl, James. She s going to
marry a proper man, not some scruffy... well, you know the type. I ll
have a dowry set by and ..." He dropped his Voice so as not to be heard
in the kitchen. "James, you re the only one I know who knows some proper
lads, being in the palace and all. At least since Laurie ran off and got
himself named duke in Salador. Can you arrange for my girl to meet the
right kind of boy? She s been back in the city only a few days and
already I feel as green as a raw recruit on his first day of training.
'With her brothers dead in the war, she s all I ve got. " He glanced
around the well-tended but rough common room and said, "I want her to
have more than this. " James grinned. "I know. I ll see what I can do. I
ll bring a couple of the more likely fellows down for a drink and let
nature take its course.

"But not Locklear!" said Lucas. "You keep him away.

James laughed. "No worries. He s probably riding out the gate this very
minute, heading for a long tour of duty in Tyr-Sog. " Talia came back
into the room and said, "Everything is ready, father. "

"That s a good lass, " he replied. "Open the door, then, and let anyone
in who s waiting for breakfast. " As she moved off, Lucas said to James,
"All right then. You didn t get yourself almost killed sneaking in from
the sewers to gossip about my girl and the boys in court. What brings
you here before sunrise? " James s face lost any hint of humor. "There s
a war underway in the sewers, Lucas. And someone s killed some friends
of mine. What s going on? " Lucas sat back and nodded. "I knew you d
come asking one of these days. I thought it would be sooner.

"I just got back into the city last night. I was off with the Prince..,
doing some things. " Lucas said, "Well, Arutha would do well to look
closer to home for trouble, for he has heaps of it here free for the
asking. I don t know the truth of it, but according to the rumors men
are killing freely in the sewers and along the waterfront. Citizens and
Mockers alike are dying. I hear of Keshians setting up shops in
buildings once owned by Kingdom merchants, and new bully gangs working
along the docks. No one knows what s going on, save the Mockers who have
gone to ground and are hiding out. I ve not seen one in a week. Most of
my regulars come later and leave earlier, wanting to be home safe before