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"I’ But if he wishes to keep the relationship between Ixia and Sitia civil, he would need Owen to disappear forever"

"He went to a lot of trouble to get all that Curare," Janco said "I don’t think he’s worried about being civil"

The rest of the evening passed without incident When Yelena woke him for his watch shift, lines of strain ? Do you need so for the pain?" He kept his voice low so he wouldn’t wake the others

"I already dipped into Leif’s goody bag," she whispered

"That bad?"

She waved off his comment, which meant it had been bad and she didn’t want to worry him Too late He’d never not worry about her

Yelena settled next to hi about Owen He’s too smart to hire a couple of locals to transport the Curare vine froet curious, ask questions, gossip in the taverns All things he avoided Otherould have gotten wind of his operation before"

"You think he paid the brothers to bring us out here? Pretend they didn’t re?"

"Yes"

It reed, but so was off He studied her Her movements were stiff, and she held herself as if she’d break His own cuts throbbed, so he could only iine how much more pain she was in Despite that, he sensed another problem

"You liked theh I didn’t completely trust theenuine Did you know they lied?"

"I suspected, but thought finding one of the glass houses orth the risk"

"I know I should trust no one, butit’s exhausting"

Ah The real reason for the ic to assess people you meet and now that’s blocked, so you’re at a loss and probably second-guessing yourself Right?"

She nodded

"Then I’ll teach you how to read body language Most people give the"

"Most people?"

"I’ve only encountered a feho can lie to me" Eventually, he would discover the ruse, but, at the time, they’d convinced him

"Who?" she asked