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"Payment is expected in full, to the equivalent of one thousand crowns," Farley continues

That als Even Will looks surprised, his fluffy white eyebrows disappearing into his hairline "A thousand?" I e to choke out No one deals in that amount of money, not in the Stilts That could feed my faet the sense that she enjoys this "This can be paid in paper notes, tetrarch coins, or the bartering equivalent Per item, of course"

Two thousand crowns A fortune Our freedoo will be moved the day after tomorrow You must pay then"

I can barely breathe Less than two days to accumulate more money than I have stolen in ive me time to protest

"Do you accept the terms?"

"I need more time"

She shakes her head and leans forward I sunpowder on her "Do you accept the terms?"

It is impossible It is foolish It is our best chance

"I accept the terh the ure out a way to getworth even close to Farley’s price There’s nothing in the Stilts, that’s for sure

Kilorn is still waiting in the darkness, looking like a little lost boy I suppose he is

"Bad news?" he says, trying to keep his voice even, but it treet us out of here" For his sake, I keep ht as well be the king’s throne, but I"If anyone can do it, we can We can"

"Mare" His voice is cold, colder than winter, but the hollow look in his eyes is worse "It’s over We lost"

"But if we just--"

He grabs rip It doesn’t hurt but it shocks me all the same "Don’t do this to me, Mare Don’t ive ive hope where none should be It only turns into disappoints that make this life more difficult than it already is

"Just let et ivechance out there"

My hands find his wrists and I hold on tight "You talk like you’re already dead"

"Maybe I am"