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“If you don’t release her right now,” Trudy declared, hands on her hips, “you know Silva will cast you out and you won’t be invited back”

“Aw, all right, all right,” he said, but he did not release Karigan without planting a wet sht on her lips

“Master Welles!” Trudy cried

“Bleah,” Karigan said

The ust and wiped the residue of whiskey off her mouth with the back of her hand

Master Welles staggered and put his hand out to the wall to hold himself up Trudy rolled her eyes

“Would you helpone of the man’s arms “I want him in room thirteen”

“Uht”

Karigan took Master Welles’ other aruided the unsteady man down the hall

“Didya know I’an

“No,” she replied

“Well, I am” He sounded very proud, as he should The harbor an supposed, the harbor entleman the Golden Rudder catered to She wondered what his fellow citizens would think if they saw him now

When they reached rooh bed

“Loni will coht now you need some rest”

“You could stay withthe bed next to him “Both of you”

“I’m afraid not,” Trudy said “It would make Loni jealous, you know”

“I s’pose you’re right,” he said, eyes half closed “Hate to disappoint her” He rolled to his side and pluan, “That Trudy…” And in short order he began to snore

“I’ off one of Master Welles’ boots, “and I appreciate your help Silva likes to keep things orderly here, and she really would have barred hieable Zeardener, you know” She slid the second boot off and draped a blanket over the sleeping man