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"Opal’s fatherpopular with people ant extra privacy"

I eased the curtain aside carefully, just in case the ht warmed the cobblestones below The street appeared to be empty Half a block south, there was an entrance to an alley Perhaps the cat hid inside the alley’s shadows

"He’s good," Fisk said, standing behindto the left across the street"

I followed his directions Sure enough, a figure in dark clothes stood behind the panes of glass

"Is that your Mosquito?"

"I can’t see his face" I considered Even if he wasn’t the assassin, the man still worked for the Cartel and could provide information about Leif’s location "We need to set a trap"

We returned to the living area and I explained erous," Ari said "There’s only three of us"

"I can provide as e," Fisk offered

"We can’t put a bunch of kids in danger," Janco said

Fisk huffed in annoyance, but before he could educate Janco about the skills of his people, I said, "That would be wonderful" I calculated how many helpers I’d need "Six should be plenty How soon can they be in position?"

"Give me an hour In the meantime, make yourselves at home" Fisk left

"I still don’t like it," Ari said as he swung up into Whiskey’s saddle

Jancoto be fun"

"You said that about the Bejin aathered the reins

"There’s just no way to stifle a sneeze once it reaches a critical level Besides, no one was hurt"

"No one was arrested, either"

Janco waved a hand "Details, details"

I helped Hilly into Kiki’s saddle She wore my cloak with the hood pulled do over her forehead "Listen to Ari and ignore Janco"

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