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And it definitely wasnt Mogaba that grabbed me?

No. There were no Nar in that place. In fact, soon after you were taken someone attacked Mogaba, too. They may have planned to murder him.

Jaicuri? Maybe the locals wanted to get to the heart of the problem.

Perhaps. He did not sound convinced. Maybe he should have taken prisoners.

Wheres One-Eye? Only One-Eye could have ripped that hole in the wall back there.

Candles told me, Covering our backtrail.

Good. I was near normal now. Which meant I was as confused as ever, I guess. Whoever grabbed me had done some slick work to sneak through Nyueng Bao territory unnoticed.

Uncle Doj divined my thoughts. We have not determined how the villains managed to ambush you, nor how the others got so close to Mogaba. Those four did pay in blood.

He killed them?

By all reports it was an epic battle, four against one.

Goody for Mogaba. Even he deserves a little happiness in life. We were approaching the tenement that masqueraded as Company headquarters. I invited everybody in. The boys got a fire going. When One-Eye showed up I suggested he see if he could not scare up some beer, that I had heard there was some floating around and we sure could use a drink.

Grumbling, One-Eye returned to the night. Before long he and Goblin turned up lugging a barrel. On me, I told everybody. One-Eye made a whining noise.

I stripped down and flopped onto a table. Which is why the fire. To take the edge off the chill. How do I look, One-Eye?

His tone was that of a man responding to a stupid question. Like a guy thats been tortured. You dont know how you ended up in the street?

My guess is they heard you coming and tossed me out to distract you while they got away.

Didnt work. Roll onto your side.

I spotted a face outside the open door. Come in here. Have a beer with us.

The outsider Sindhu joined us. He accepted a mug but appeared to be very uncomfortable.

I noted how closely Uncle Doj watched him.

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It was still that same adventurous night. I was still disoriented, still hurting and definitely still exhausted but here I was wrapping a rope around me so I could rappel down the outside of the wall. You sure the Nar cant see us from the gate tower?

Damn it, Kid, will you just go? You fuss worse than a mother-in-law.

One-Eye might know. He has had several.

I started down. Why did I let Goblin and One-Eye con me into this?

Two Taglian soldiers were waiting when I reached the crude raft. They helped me board. I asked, How deep is the water?

Seven feet, the taller man replied. We can pole across.