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Rue called down to Quesnel, for the boiler room was alell lit "Check the quality as it coypped Call up to Percy if at any ti the trade yourself?"

"Of course"

"Couldn’t you have Tasherit do it?"

"No I have her in lioness form"

"It’s not safe"

"Quesnel, now is not the time to question orders I’ve taken precautions I have ood is that?"

"It’s my mother’s"

"So?"

"Your mother made it for her"

"Oh"

"Exactly Now, please check the coal?"

"Yes, Captain"

Rue went to her cabin to retrieve the gold Da and a few reed-upon amount back up; she are of what a vast sum it was in this part of the world

The coins were Spanish Old Dama preferred hard currency over promissory notes She est deckhands She tried to look like a silly A experience to knohat she was doing Even if this was coal and not hairHe took it, glanced inside, removed a coin at randos happened very quickly

He faded to the back, down the plank, and in one fluid e

Rue brandished her parasol, pressing a button in the handle A poison dart imbedded itself into one of the men The other two, however, had her pinned Willard, who lately seeed a fourth ruffian plank to cos

Rue twisted and kicked, trying to get loose fro of steel at her neck and went still