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"My mum punched me in the nose once," Leesha said "I didn’t feel the need toJasin," Rojer said "That son of the Core got as co to him But I knehat he was, and woke the demon anyway Now Jaycob and Coliv are dead"

Leesha took a pocket watch fro at the time "They only allowed me an hour, Rojer, and we’ve but a few minutes left You’ll have plenty of time alone to philosophize, but for now I need to know everything you can reht"

Rojer nodded "Jasin cauards to help He said there was a lord ould pay for Amanvah and Sikvah"

"Did he say who?" Leesha asked

Rojer shook his head "I wasn’t in a position to ask details"

"Go on," Leesha said

"They reat hall on the way back to our cha in the lower hall They shot Coliv, but he fought to the last, killing almost all of them He left Jasin to me"

He deliberately kept things vague, leaving out Sikvah’s involvement entirely He still did not knohat to think of that His sweet, subht before his eyes But whatever she was, she was his wife, and he would not betray her

"So it was self-defense," Leesha said

"Of course it was ripping self-defense," Rojer snapped

"That’s not what Minister Janson is saying," Leesha said "He says he saw you pull a knife on Jasin a few days ago"

Rojer looked down "Well, ay … but only after he attacked ?" Leesha de for help every time someone shoves you?" Rojer asked "Or do you just shove back harder?"

"I try not to shove anyone at all," Leesha said

"Tell that to Inevera," Rojer said, and watched in satisfaction as Leesha choked on her next words

"Well it doesn’t matter now," Leesha said when she recovered herself "Janson is clai it was you that went after Jasin"

"With my wives and Kendall in tow?" Rojer asked incredulously

Leesha shrugged "It could have siuards tried to stop it …"

"We murdered them all?" Rojer asked "Does that sound even remotely plausible?"

"Plausible or no, Jasin and is dead and you were found over him with a bloody knife," Leesha said

"Find Cholls," Rojer said "Master of the Jongleurs’ Guild I told hio that Jasin killed Jaycob and put me in the hospit"

Leesha nodded "I will, but can he be trusted? The first minister seems to had everyone cowed"