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’Never o Hood knows, I doubt anybody else in this city will, except maybe Kruppe, Coll and Murillio’

’Go where, Master of the Deck?’

’Ganoes, please Or Paran Where, you ask? Picker’s new tavern, that’s where’

’I know nothing of-’

’I know you don’t, that’s why I’-’

’-nor do I care, Ganoes Paran, Master of the Deck’

’Well, your loss, Raest As I was saying, Picker’s new tavern Her and her partner’s, that is They’ve spent half their pay on this insane project’

’Insane?’

’Yes -- you don’t know theof insane?’

’I know it all too well, Ganoes Paran, Master of the Deck’

Paran was brought up short by that He studied the hel only shadows behind the visor’s slots A faint shiver ran through the Malazan ’Uh, yes In any case, they purchased the K’rul Temple, belfry and all Made it into a-’

’A tavern’

’A teine,’ Raest said, turning away, ’it cas considered ’

Paran stared after the arhut ’See you later,’ he called

Faintly ca froateway onto the street, Paran al aardly on the edge of the gutter A gris towards the Malazan

’Kind sir! A coin, please! A single coin!’

’Luckily for you, I can spare more than one, old man’ Paran reached for the leather purse tucked into his belt He drew out a handful of silvers

The beggar grunted, dragged hihts ’A enerous sir! I have gold Councils! Hidden in a cache on the slopes of the Tahlyn Hills! A fortune, sir! We must needs only mount an expedition -- it’s not far’

Paran dropped the coins into the old man’s hands ’Buried treasure, friend? No doubt’