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’Why, I have travelled half a continent, you ungrateful man, to deliver to you words of most vital import’

’Let’s hear them, then’

Lady Envy blinked, looked around ’Here, my love? Wouldn’t you rather sos to do Out with it’

She crossed her arods knohy I bother bravely retaining this generous mood of mine-’

’Envy’

’Very well Hear nipur My dear father, Draconus, plots to escape the chains within the sword How do I know? Blood whispers, Anorunted ’I a Well, what of it?’

Envy’s eyes ide ’Is this bravado otten, orked dalanced over at Blend, saw the wo slack-jawed as she stared at Rake and Envy

’I don’t recall you doing , ’at the time You stood by and watched the battle-’

’Precisely! And what do you think ht of that?’

The Lord of Moon’s Spawn shrugged ’He knew enough not to ask for your help, Envy In any case, I heed your warning, but there is scant little I can do about it, at least until Draconus actually es to free himself’

The woman’s dark eyes narrowed ’Tell-- do you know of the Master of the Deck?’

Rake’s brows rose ’Ganoes Paran? The nipur? The one who sent the two Hounds of Shadow into Kurlad Galain’s gate?’

Envy stamped her foot ’You are insufferable!’

The Tiste Andii Lord turned away ’We’ve spoken enough, Envy’

’They will seek a way to break the sword!’

’Aye, they ht’

’Your very life totters on the whilanced back at her ’I’d best step careful, then, hadn’t I?’ A moment later, he continued on, into the loose crowd of Tiste Andii

Hissing in exasperation, Envy set off in pursuit

Blend slowly faced Picker ’Ganoes Paran? The captain?’

’Mull on it some other time,’ Picker replied ’Either way, in the end, it’s nothing to do with us’ She slowly straightened ’Gather ’eate’