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“Way from as it happens”

“Dirty place, full of liars and cheats”

“Is that so?”

“Yep You’d do well not to go back there” She walked away, clearly exaggerating the movement in her hips

Nothing but trouble

Silas sipped the ale and followed it with severalwas still there but faded to a dull ache

Evening ca men and women dressed in their dusty clothes The open fire crackled next to Silas and warirl buzzed around the roo over at him as she handed out tankards of ale He hadn’t paid for the last five She’d slid a fresh one in front of him almost every time she passed

A s man thudded onto the bench in front of him “Where you from, friend?”

“I am Daal, from Daal That’s where I’m from”

The , or me? Fuck, I’m drunk

“Daal? That’s a bloody long ay What brings you all the way up ’ere?”

“

Bloody no good, don’t you go there, no fucking good”

“Aonna’ have to walk you to your room?” a woman’s voice said

Silas flopped his head around It was her, Lucia “Wha’? What are you? What? Here?”