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However, of the entire company, only that last proved to be of concern

The chief officer closeted hiood half hour The fluted notes of an ani in a foreign tongue, Rue and Pried, the officer insisted on speaking to Rue privately, as the captain, in order to finalise the ship’s approval Rue insisted that Prireed and they took to the stateroom

He stamped her application for an air tourist licence, then had her sign several docuh the resulting stacks of papyrus sheaves aardly

Finally he said, his English heavily accented, "Very well, missis You hitch to a red obelisk for twenty-four hours" He whipped out athe southern part of the Nile "Until you clear Quinton"

"Quinton?" Rue hissed to Primrose, confused

"Do you ently

"As I said, missis, Quinton After that, you free to travel around our land We give you flag Guard it well There are h"

Rue sle-shaped flag, like those of the standard bearers in ht blue with an eye eold thread

"After Quinton, you free to partake of Cairo Here are your teskireh"

He went to pass over a stack of papers, then paused to examine one particular note

"Teskireh?" Rue whispered to Prial recommendations for the allowance of scientific study"

Rue squinted her tawny eyes "Percy or Quesnel?"

Priht side, Teskireh carries with it a weapon’s licence for the acquisition of big gaame, your dreaded one is not free"

Rue blinked "My dreaded one?"

The man waved the papyrus at her, as if Rue could read the funny curly dotted writing as anythingthat most closely resembled, in her experience, musical notes

At her continued confusion, he explained "She who mauls, before whom evil trembles She who speaks with hot breath of desert wind"

Rue screwed up her nose "Miss Sekhmet?"

The ly white "A good naypt does not welcome damned"

"Naturally" Rue did not feel it necessary to point out that even with the God-Breaker Plague, Tasherit was cat enough to take any attee