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‘And how are we going to afford all that?’ Shand demanded

‘Oh,’ Tehol waved a hand, ‘we’re flush The coin I invested for you isa sizeable return Time’s come to make use of it’

‘How h-’

‘How much?’

‘Well, I haven’t actually counted it-’

Bugg spoke ‘About a peak’

‘Errant’s blessing!’ Shand stared at Tehol ‘But I haven’t seen you do a thing!’

‘If you had, Shand, then I wouldn’t have been careful enough Now, best we start with just the naiven you The next list can coht-’

‘What kind ofyou – no et noticed sooner or later, and that could be bad’

‘What have you two been eating?’ Rissarh suddenly asked, her nose wrinkling

‘This and that,’ Bugg replied

‘Coo home Maybe Ublala will turn up’

‘I’ as he escorted the three woet some sleep You’ve busy tio Olives – Horul who?’

Shand reached out and dragged Hejun into the alley

Still s, Tehol adjusted the curtain until it once more covered the entrance Then he spun round ‘That ell’

‘Rissarh had a knife,’ Bugg said, ‘tucked up along her wrist’

‘She did? Tucked up?’

‘Yes, master’

Tehol walked to the ladder ‘I trust you had your own knives close to hand’

‘I don’t have any knives’

Tehol paused, one hand on the nearest rung ‘What? Well, where are all our weapons?’

‘We don’t have any weapons, master’

‘None? Did we ever?’