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I took his silence as a yes

"I want ht now," I said

"Then Phaelan’s told you"

I was instantly wary "Told me what?"

"Apparently Phaelan’s father was on his way to Meretaway"

I grinned crookedly "That I knew"

"He also told his father that once he made port in Mermeia and if he hadn’t heard from either Phaelan or you in three days, that he was to sail directly here" Mychael blew out his breath; it caood, you’ll have all the fa to visit!" I couldn’t keep the excitement out ofas it takes," came Phaelan’s voice froes on this island who can help you Dad and I will be around to ensure that it happens The quicker it happens, the faster we’ll leave If the high-and-es don’t want pirates in their harbor and town, they’d better start looking for soreed to uncloak and unward the Fortune Kind of defeats the purpose of having a ship if it’s just a big, wooden float"

I turned to Mychael "And you approved this?"

"With the understanding that Ryn Benares is here only as your concerned uncle, not as Commodore Benares"

I snorted "And you actually believe that’ll happen?"

"Yes, it will," said the steely-eyed paladin "This island isn’t secure--but it will be"

If it could be done, Mychael would do it; of that I had no doubt

And he was right--Mid was anything but secure

Rudra Muralin wasn’t going anywhere Neither were the Khrynsani unless their lawyers could work soic No one had seen Banan Ryce, but vanishing into the as what Nightshades did best Banan didn’t lead by example; he led from behind At the first whiff of Khrynsani, Banan had probably bolted No body, no Banan The Nightshades we found in the eoblin bait, pure and simple Banan had lost sooblin-hating elves to fill his ranks

Once it becaus and that we both had played a big role in rescuing the spellsingers, soht just switch sides But the saratulated us the next could be back to witch hunting tooal was to get rid of the Saghred Until I could get rid of ht for the rock Meanwhile, the te anywhere

I could live with that

Like a starvedfor me to yield to teuard down

I smiled I had some bad news for the rock--and worse news for anyone who tried to take either it or uard never comes down