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“That’s right You haven’t read the e It says, ‘I am Attila, son of Mundzuk My father is dead and so I am to be sent to the Romans to secure the peace, but one day I will conquer Rouest of a daughter of the Flavian emperors’”

“Does that suggest a location to you?”

“I know exactly where it is,” said Albrecht “I’ve been there”

Selma cut in “Sa for you at Taraz Airport at noon today It’s shockingly expensive, but it will take you to Ro at the Saint Regis Grand Hotel”

Ree it in our busy social schedule Good-bye, Selma See you there”

Nurin pulled up in front of the hotel and let the Sam and Remi went up to their roo in

The roos were leaning against the wall, all of the drawers from the dressers were stacked in two neat piles, the chairs had been overturned so someone could look beneath them The cushions were all unzipped The towels that had been piled neatly in the linen cabinet were draped over the shower curtain The Bokhara rug had been rolled up

Re your room tossed doesn’t really apply, does it? This is the neatest break-in we’ve ever had”

“They’re pros They were quiet so the hotel guests and e”

“What do we do about it?”

Sam said, “Nurin” He stepped back toward the door

“Oh, no”

“Bring the laptop and leave everything else”

They closed the door and hurried down to Nurin’s room They knocked, but there was no response They ran outside and around to the back of the building There was Nurin, backed up against his car Two of the nized froun on him, while the other punched hi but use his arans

Sa the sound of Nurin’s groans would cover their footsteps At hoether for years and practiced for every unpleasant situation they could think of They both knew that the only one to fear was the un and that both of them should attack him at once