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The wizard smiled ’No-one will seeCapustan?’

Whiskeyjack shrugged ’We’ve the Tenescowri to deal with That could get complicated’

Quick Ben’s dark eyes narrowed ’You’re not intending to parley with thehter, Wizard’

’Whiskeyjack, the Barghast are returning with stories of what happened in Capustan, of what the Tenescowri did to the defenders They have a leader, those Tenescowri, a man named Anaster, the First Child of the Dead Seed The latest rumour is he personally skinned Prince Jelarkan, then served him up as the main course of a banquet -- in the prince’s own throne room’

The breath hissed fro, Whiskeyjack said, ’If such crimes can be laid with certainty at the feet of this Anaster -- or of any Tenescowri -- then Malazan military laill prevail’

’Sirants them a mercy not accorded their victims’

’Then they will be fortunate that Onearm’s Host captured them, and none other’

Quick Ben still looked troubled ’And Capustan’s surviving citizens, the defenders and the priests of the Thrall -- will they have no say in the disposition of the prisoners? Sir, troubled tiht await us’

’Thank you for the warning, Wizard’

After a hed ’See you in Capustan, Whiskeyjack’

’Aye’

The apparition faded

Korlat turned to the commander ’Malazan military law’

He raised his brows ’My sense of Caladan Brood is that he’s not the vengeful type Do you anticipate a clash?’

’I knohat Kallor will advise’ A hint of tension was present in her tone