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Silver shrugged amiably, not insulted. "Even the fiercest wolf has to settle down and
turn respectable eventually. We lost a lot of good people here during the esper plague,
including most of my superiors. Typhoid Mary killed or brainburned them all in the
space of a few days, and when she was finally taken down, I was the only one left
standing. To everyone's surprise, including my own, I've been doing a good and mostly
honest job ever since. Mostly because there's so much work to be done that I haven't the
time or the energy to be crooked."
"Never thought I'd hear you say that," said Hazel, laughing. She looked back, and
realized Owen was studying them thoughtfully. "Owen, get up off Jenny and come and
meet an old friend." Owen got up carefully. Jenny stayed where she was, breathing

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harshly. Hazel grinned. "Owen, allow me to present an old confidant of mine. Ex-
pirate, confidence trickster, lawyer, and occasional female impersonator when money
gets short. Generally a good comrade to have with you, on either side of the law.
Particularly if you're working a swindle. Best innocent-faced liar I ever knew."
"Which is why I'm so good at my present job," said Silver calmly. "Takes one liar to
spot another. And I know all the tricks, because I've used most of them in my time."
"This is all very charming and picaresque," said Random, "but I have business to be
about."
"Oh sure," said Silver. "Hang around, and I'll get you a map and some guards."
"No need. I know my way around Mistport. And I've never needed guarding." He
bowed politely to them all, even Jenny, then strode confidently off into the fog, his
straight back radiating strength and purpose.
"Impressive," said Silver. "I just hope he doesn't get mugged and rolled. We'd never
hear the end of it."
"I have my own mission, too," said Jenny Psycho icily. Everyone looked round sharply,
as they realized she'd got to her feet without being noticed. If anything, she looked even
more dangerous than she had before. "I don't need a map or guards either. Just stay out
of my way."
She stalked off into the fog, and the mists rolled aside to get out of her path. They
closed again after her, and she was quickly gone. Hazel shook her head slowly.
"You know, I could have sworn we were supposed to work as a team."
"Don't let it bother you," said Owen. "Personally, I feel a lot safer with them gone.
Neither of them would get my vote for mental health poster child of the year."
"You're missing the point, as usual," said Hazel. "God knows how much damage Jenny
Psycho will cause on her own, and I particularly wanted to stick close to Jack Random,
in the hope of spotting something that would prove whether he's the real thing or not."
"I thought you were sure he's a fake?"
"I am. But proof would be nice."
"We could always go after him."
"No we couldn't. Then he'd know for sure that we don't trust him."
"I hate reasoning like that," said Owen. "You can argue all day and still end up running

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