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The lieutenant snorted ’Most of your troop’s women, sir’

’Whatever’

A rider was driving his horse hard down the street He reined in with a clatter of hooves, disauntlets before striding to Gruntle

’Are you Keruli’s caravan captain?’ he asked, face hidden behind a full-visored helm

’Was What do you want, mercenary?’

’Compliments from the Shield Anvil, sir’ The voice was hard, deep ’The Tenescowri are -’

’I know’

’It is the Shield Anvil’s belief that their main assault will be from the east, for it is there that the First Child of the Dead Seed has asseuard’

’Fine, what of it?’

The er was silent for a moment, then he continued ’Sir, Capustan’s citizens are being removed-’

’Removed where?’

’The Grey Swords have constructed tunnels beneath the city, sir Below are amassed sufficient supplies to support twenty thousand citizens-’

’For how long?’

’Teeks, perhaps three The tunnels are extensive In e repositories -- there were more of those than anyone had anticipated The entranceways are well hidden, and defensible’

Teeks Pointless ’Well, that takes care of the non-cohters?’

The rew veiled between the black-iron bars of the visor ’We fight Street by street, building by building Room by room, sir The Shield Anvil enquires of you, which section of the city do you wish to assu you require? Arrows, food …’