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contrast to his dark skin and black eyes.

Sha'lazzi cleared his throat again. "Surprised I am that

you came out for this meeting," he said. "You have made many

enemies in your rise with the Basadoni Guild. Do you not

fear treachery, O powerful one?" he finished sarcastically

and again with a chuckle.

Entreri only continued to stare. Indeed he had feared

treachery, but he needed to speak with Sha'lazzi. Kimmuriel

Oblodra, the drow psionicist working for Jarlaxle, had

scoured Sha'lazzi's thoughts completely and had come to the

conclusion that there was no conspiracy afoot.

Of course, considering the source of the information-a

dark elf who held no love for Entreri-the assassin hadn't

been completely comforted by the report.

"It can be a prison to the powerful, you understand,"

Sha'lazzi rambled on. "A prison to be powerful, you see? So

many pashas dare not leave their homes without an entourage

of a hundred guards."

"I am not a pasha."

"No, indeed, but Basadoni belongs to you and to

Sharlotta," Sha'lazzi returned, referring to Sharlotta

Vespers. The woman had used her wiles to become Pasha

Basadoni's second and had survived the drow takeover to

serve as figurehead of the guild. And the guild had suddenly

become more powerful than anyone could imagine. "Everyone