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Vegard wanted to know, but didn’t want to ask Was I still inthat’d happened since the Saghred had latched on toleach, sanity was relative

"Don’t worry," I told him "I’m still sane, whatever that o skipping down that path"

"In that case, you didn’t hear reat for o away, but I was in denial about that, too

"You saved h I confess I was rather looking forward to releasing these gentlemen to find you by any entle in the least They looked a bit disappointed, too

"They can go collect Taltek Balmorlan, if they’d like," I said "That way their trip won’t be a coleamed "And where is my ard and also soon-to-be-ex employee?"

Phaelan spoke up "Special-built cell, Level Twelve wards, chained to the wall in ht, cousin?"

"Perfectly" I handed the satchel full of documents to Markus

"What is--"

"Documents I found in Balmorlan’s office," I told him "Protect-with-your-life kind of documents Promissory notes, deeds to property--I think I even saill--all signed by Taltek Bal else of value to fund his oar against the goblins and anyone else who gets in his way I couldn’t take the tih the lot of them, but a couple of the documents I saitnessed by Carnades"

For the first time in my life, I heard Markus Sevelien whistle

Giles Keril picked that moment to faint

Phaelan stepped aside to avoid Keril’s head hitting his boots "Looks like he’s impressed, too"

Markus raised his voice so that the entire eard, I would like to forhts remain here to ensure a s Guardian grinned "We’re here to serve, Your Grace"

"And if you would be so kind as to select a few of your men to escort--or carry, as the case may be--ex-Ambassador Keril to a maximum security cell and see to it that he and ex-Inquisitor Balard inclined his head "On behalf of the paladin and archus, the Conclave Guardians are honored to render any assistance we can to ensure the security of this island and the protection of its law-abiding citizens" At the last part, he shot a dark look down at the sprawled Giles Keril

"Nice," I ood to me, too"

Markus’s sharp black eyes scanned the roouilty face, at least half of which were trying to be casual while noting the nearest exits "Raine, h unfortunate experience that after a person of power is re habit of vanishing along with evidence that may connect them to crimes their superiors may have comeon," Phaelan suggested brightly

Markus sard"

The big Guardian’s eyes fell like a slab of granite on the nearest pack of bureaucrats who suddenly found the floor beneath their boots si with the senior e our way down until we run out of cells"

Markus nodded in approval "Eard smiled in a quick flash of teeth "I think you’ll be pleased with how h people to operate the embassy"

"How ard issued orders and the Guardians started herding bureaucrats in silly pseudo-military uniforms down the same stairs that Phaelan and I had sneaked up

"There’s still a price on my head?" I asked Markus

"Oh, yes But I don’t believe any h to attempt to collect"

I snorted "The citadel’s packed with fools"