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"Unless she has soo countered "I’, but ould Balmorlan want the prince dead?"

"Siaru in power lass aside and stood up "Well, let’s see e can do to put Inquisitor Balmorlan up to his eyebrows in hot water"

"More beautiful words were never spoken And if you can pull it off, consider it my birthday present for the next ten years"

"The satisfaction of a sting well done and no shopping for ten years" Mago srinned "That’s my offer, nohat is your plan for after you’ve drained Balmorlan’s account?"

"I opted not to pursue that option"

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing "Opted not--"

"Never commit yourself to one course of action when a better one o held up a hand "Hearwithout a reason--or at least a hunch I can hang my hat on" He sat down in the chair next to lamour"

Oh crap "Not impeccable, just decent"

"Froo had a wicked glea a laain"

"You want Taltek Balmorlan to hoist himself on his own petard?"

"Of course I do, but--"

"But nothing"

He was right I didn’t like it, but he was right When I said I’d do anything to put Balmorlan out of commission, I’d meant it It just didn’t occur to ain

"Any chance I could do this glao, Taltek Bal with a D’Mai banker An obnoxious little wors"

"Sounds like soo smiled "True, except Sys has various profitable outside interests In Symon’s case, he represents a Nebian criminal cartel When these men need o-to man"

"So what does this have to do with Balmorlan?"

"Bal he see to acquire"

I didn’t like where this was going "What is it?"

"I don’t know; but I do know that for hi in person, there’s a great deal of money involved In fact, Syuess, so came up at the lastthe invitation After reading it, I arranged for Syo lowered his voice to a conspiratorial whisper "A vice president there owes ave hio I can’t tell you how o actually blushed a little then waved me off "You would have done the same for me"

"Except I don’t have bank vice president friends in tropical resorts"

"I’ equally creative and effective if I needed it" Mago reached forward and selected a chocolate from the dessert tray "And after the audit, my friend will reward Symon with a week in the Jebas’s o popped the chocolate in hisin a few favors toto owe hih "No, that’s the si for Sy crystal for future viewing My friend’s colleague is brokering a deal that Syn off on but is known to be opposed to My friend thinks Sy the papers if he knows that his ill discover that his business trip wasn’t all business So when you think of it that way, by putting Sy hiave me a pleased little smile "He says he owes me"

I think oblin"

"Why, thank you, Raine What a lovely colad you’re ono arched a brow