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"Pray tell," Beniago prompted

"We coo appeared greatly surprised at that "Port Llast? It is a na more often in the last few tendays"

"And you will hear more of it in the future, I assure you," said Drizzt "The populace grows in nu their city froht their city lie once ns"

"No more," said Drizzt "The tides will not favor Port Llast She will not rise as a trading port, but from her cold waters comes a bountiful harvest of shellfish and other delicacies, and fine rocks fro in Port Llast to threaten Luskan, but plenty of opportunity for one wise enough to see far ahead"

"That would be Ship Kurth," Beniago said

"That would be your choice," said Drizzt "And you would have the eyes you once claimed to want My eyes, Dahlia’s eyes"

"Why? You don’t seem like the type ould throith Ship Kurth, as you made clear in our last encounter"

"I’m not, but is one crew better than another here in Luskan? I don’t intend to fight for you, nor to provide you anything youinnocents But I expect that I can stay within my moral boundaries and still be of use to a … businesso adain I assuement, Ship Kurth should not accede to any coordinated attacks on Port Llast froe your mind, understand that Port Llast is much better defended, and with far more capable hands, than her shed at that unveiled threat

"Then we are agreed?" Drizzt asked

"I have to speak with h captain, but it seeer?" Drizzt asked

"And your life?" Entreri interjected

"The deal is separate, I think," said Beniago, "now that I understand that you won’t let your friend attack reatly diminished, of course, and since my associates know that I came out to find you at your request, if I turn up dead or ainst Port Llast, don’t you think?"

"I’ bored," Entreri warned, but Drizzt held up his hand to keep the dangerous man at bay

"We have prisoners froees to Port Llast," he told Beniago "They are unhar treated well We want no ith Luskan They are from at least three of the other Ships, as well as one ive theo, and Drizzt nodded

"Their rescue, by you, will buy you good will and capital, I expect"

Beniago considered it for a fewelse, and you are just the drow to do it I have a ship of goods sailing for Baldur’s Gate as soon as winter fully breaks--perhaps four tendays She will be well-armed and manned, a crack crew, but I would have some of my own mercenaries aboard her for extra protection of certain … interests I have on the boat"

"You ask uard on a merchant ship?" Drizzt asked incredulously

"She will see no trouble on the seas"

"Then why--?"

"There are things aboard I would have doubly protected, perhaps froain, you will likely find no trouble None in Luskan would ainst Drizzt Do’Urden without ht find on a sree with that assessment, particularly if Dahlia accoents aboard I proer?" asked an ier," said Beniago "I hate to part with it"

"You have no choice," said Entreri, and he started forward

"Drizzt?" Beniago asked

"Deal," said the drow

Beniago drew out the jeweled dagger, flipped it over, and handed it out hilt first to Entreri

"Do I ride with you back to Port Llast to retrieve the prisoners?" Beniago asked