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"And ye’ve met with the others, then?" Klutarch asked

"Need I?" Kimmuriel replied

Klutarch looked surprised, but Beniago, of course, knew the truth of it

"Well, they’re--" Klutarch started

"Irrelevant," Beniago finished for hiood friend Kian D’aerthe’s return to Luskan will signal the ascent of Ship Kurth above the others The other high captains will agree, or their successors will"

It took aby his expression, but when he caught on to the ihtened, albeit briefly

Briefly, for clearly iainst House Kurth

"We should go to High Captain Kurth," Klutarch said

"You go," Kio, who cleared his throat and waved Klutarch away

"There is o asked when he was alone with the dark elves

"You grow coht skin, I see," Kio reached up and pulled off his earring, dispelling the illusion, and he stood before Kiree," Kimmuriel stated , but ultio answered anyway

"If he doesn’t, are you ready to assuo wasn’t thrilled at that prospect, but said, "As you command, of course"

"Let us hope it doesn’t coo reasoned

"Your cousin, Tiago Baenre, has settled in with the Xorlarrins in the ruins of Gauntlgry along splendidly"

"Thus, Bregan D’aerthe’s renewed interest in the region"

"Of course, but there is a potential probleue froion"

Beniago sighed, understanding the implications all too well "Drizzt Do’Urden will kill hio to war over it"

"And war, in this case, is not good for business," said Kimmuriel

"What would you have me do?"

"Get Drizzt out of the way"

Beniago looked at his leader with incredulity, and not a sh by hio knew froiven the characters hoo Baenre--could soue, Jarlaxle had made it quite clear to all of theer harsh retribution No drow, particularly no drow of Bregan D’aerthe, cared to cross Jarlaxle

"Not to kill hih of relief

"Be clever," Kio apart, for the foreseeable future at least"

"You could go to Tiago"

"We have," said Kimmuriel "Jarlaxle himself spoke with him"

"And he is as stubborn, prideful, and headstrong as ever," Beniago presuo asked, "Where is Drizzt?"

"In Port Llast"

That perked up Beniago, for Port Llast was beco the focus of the discussion about Luskan over the last few days The situation had just becoot past that initial reaction, he saell a glian D’aerthe, he reh with many peers, he was outranked only by Kianization’s hierarchy Luskan was his post, and Luskan was about to becoanization once o’s chance to elevate himself above the many other lieutenants He wasn’t about to let his o and had hian D’aerthe in the first place, spoil it

"Make Kurth agree," Beniago bade Kimmuriel "I can better serve our interests frorantthe disposition of Port Llast"

"You’re already plotting your course," Kio bowed at the comatic drow

"Probleht, the pair already a third of the way to Luskan despite their late start

Drizzt rolled the figurine of the black panther over in his hands "I don’t know"

"You haven’t been calling her lately"

"I haven’t seen the need"

Entreri tapped hiht into the assassin’s doubting expression "We’ve been in a dozen fights since you felled the sea devil on the docks"

"I was often behind the wall, using a bow," Drizzt replied

"And often not"