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Berthias Tayde sed hard as the Director and Vice-Director of the ASD watched him squirm in his seat "So," Norian Keef finally said, "you weren’t aware that drakus seed was about to be funneled through your station?"

"N-no Not at all," Berthias was shaking his head violently Berthias knew if he were convicted of transporting drakus seed, he’d never see freedoain They’d pulled Berthias in first, but Windelin aiting outside, chained to a steel bar Nothing would get either of the to go through, in addition to a few other illegal items, such as wizard’s charht that was all right, did you, allowing illegal substances to spread across the Alliance?" Norian’s arht it was har harmless?" Lendill Schaff asked

"W-well, mostly harmless"

"Ah And how much were you paid to think it was h" Berthias wished he’d never heard of Grish or any of his heirs

"The first truth he’s given us so far," Lendill observed

"What are you going to do with me? Or Windelin? He has a family"

"Not anymore," Lendill pointed out

"Unless," Norian stroked his chin a little, watching Berthias with a speculative expression on his face

"Unless what?" Berthias pleaded "Please tell hter sentencewe say" Lendill grinned nastily at Berthias

"Reah?" Astralan walked into the kitchen as I was preparing breakfast

"Lord Astralan?" The honorific made hioing to say that I didn’t knohat to think about the warlocks one to the city nearby and placed a well-ai fifteen people Maybe they’d hit most of the traitors Delvin rounded up for his revolt, but I had no way to determine whether that was true or not Either way, I didn’t understand it

"Reah, it’s too bad Arvil found you first Wilffox would have paid you whatever you asked if you’d co to ask hi payday to do what he did, I just stared at the warlock for a fewin the wrong place at the wrong tiht ti

"I suppose it’s all a matter of perspective," I said "What do you want for breakfast?" Breakfast had turned into an infor in whenever they rose for the day I was thankful the servants had their own quarters and took care of their ownto the warlock

"I’ to the slopes soood Reah?"

I looked at Teeg before heaving a sigh I didn’t want to leave the reptanoids alone Not with the Hardlows and any one of their warlocks

"I can tell by looking at you that you won’t even consider it," Teeg said

"You should go, I know you like snowboarding," I said "I need to get soo without Farzi and the others," Teeg said,me want to throw the stack of hotcakes I’d just placed on the bar at hi now

"Only if they want to coh harder That’s hoe ended up on a ski slope soht reptanoids andlike this before," Farzi atching Teeg go down the slope on his board The tarlocks had skis and they were adept at going down the hill

"I’ve only done it once before and I fell more often than I stayed on my feet," I said "But you’re really quick and lied Farzi The poor man had probably never had fun in his life I’d seen him smile only a few times since I’d met hi all the other skiers and snowboarders in fascination

"Just watch your ankles--that’s what gave me the most trouble," I said Farzi nodded, hopped his skis to the edge like an expert and then dropped over it I watched in amazement as Farzi went down the hill--he didn’t fall once and before he got to the botto to be said for snake shapeshifters, I suppose Nenzi and the others followed Farzi doith alht frohing after I fell the second time just before I reached the bottoot up and slid the last few blocks down

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