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"My wife," Starling said between mouthfuls, "does not think they feed me adequately here at the palace She packs th She is a very good cook"

Hethe tips of his fingers Cade’s sto patted his lips with a napkin and said, "I trust you had some time to consider our previous conversation, as well as our visit with the witch"

Cade said nothing

"Still silent, eh?" He took an object out of his pocket It dangled at the end of a long chain and flickered in the light "I ondering if perhaps you recognized this object"

Cade recoiled--Mirriam’s monocle, or one like it The lens was cracked He’d expected Starling to begin baiting hian in soainst any threats to Karigan, but this he had not been prepared for

"I see by your reaction," Starling said, "that you do, or think you do This was taken from your old professor’s housekeeper, e know to be athe emperor She and others, of course, have been questioned by h lot, I hear Quite surprising for a domestic, a carpenter, and assorted mill workers I’d be quite interested to know the naht have been involved"

Cade couldn’t have cared less about , the mill oho had refused to help the cause, but what he hated uess what Mirria’s colleagues

"One thing you will learn about me, Mr Harlowe, is that I am extremely patient So as Professor Josston’s interest in the little girl, Arhys?"

Cade started, taken aback by the abrupt change in topic, and silently cursed hiuarded hi wanted

"She is here in the palace," Starling said, "but of course you know that It is one of the reasons you are here, isn’t it? What is so iered yourself so extravagantly to co kept on in this manner for some time No attempt was made to physically torture Cade He kept his lips cla any questions Starling’s equaniuessed the two of them followed some time-proven pattern familiar to the Inquisitor, ould eventually wear Cade down no matter what the technique used He certainly lacked no confidence that this would be the case

"Well, this has been quite a diversion," Starling said Hethe guard an uneaten uard opened the door for Starling, but he paused "By the way, Mr Harlowe, I understand your lady is being taken to the e background I should like to know Dr Silk’sso quickly, or perhaps she is sie to retain calive him the satisfaction of a response

"You do not foolsaid in a low, studied voice "I kno to read a person I must, in this line of work You’ve stiffened all up, your chin squared The rage floods your eyes, reddens your face"

The more Cade tried to relax, thesaid, "you want to knohat the e very hard not to speak"

Cade also wanted to break all the teeth in Starling’s grinning face

"Believecontinued "If our positions were reversed, and it wasto the emperor? I would want to knohy, too" He shook his head and proceeded once ht with hi halted and turned "Yes?"

Cade hated hi his silence, but he had to know "What--what does the e sht perhaps you had lost your tongue"

"What does the emperor ith her?"

"You expect me to answer your questions when you have answered none of ue "I am sorry, Mr Harlowe, but it does not work that way" He turned to leave, then paused once more "Just hope that while your lady is in the presence of His Eminence, that he is in one of his better moods He does often become quitevolatile In the meantime, if you should like to talk and answer souards know, and they will send for linted with auard slammed the cell door shut The lock was secured with a series of clicks, and Cade was left to hied about the cell in frustration What had Silk done to get inforan? She was not weak-minded What would happen when she went before the emperor? What would happen to her?

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