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Author:Steven Brust
Language: eng
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Published: 2010-10-09T00:00:00+00:00

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do it."

"No doubt, no doubt," I said. I stood up and strolled back over to the

window, looked out of it. I paced a bit, and my pacing took me behind

Soffta's chair. He let me get behind him, but I saw the tension in his

neck muscles. Court representative or not, he was a Jhereg, not an

Issola. "A difficult situation," I said. "Perhaps there is nothing to be

done."

"Perhaps not," he said, still not looking at me. "Although I'm certainly

willing to help as much as I can."

"Good, good," I said. "Perhaps, then, you could tell me something." As

I spoke, I placed my hand casually on his shoulder. There was tension

there now, but he kept his hands relaxed, in plain sight on his desk.

We were ten feet from the door. "Just out of curiosity, how long has it

been since blood has been spilled here, in the Jhereg Wing?"

"Not since the Interregnum, Lord Taltos."

"It would be bad for the Organization interests to have any sort of

violence take place here, wouldn't it?"

"Very bad. I hope you aren't suggesting any."

I leaned on his shoulder, very slightly. "I? No, no, not at all. I wouldn't

think of such a thing. I was just making conversation."

"I see. What was it you wanted to know?"

"Who arranged to have those Easterners arrested?"

There was the faintest hint of a tightening of muscles, but no more.

"Why, the Empress, Baronet Taltos."

"At your request, Count Soffta. And I'm very anxious to learn which of

my colleagues asked you to make the request."

"I believe you have been misinformed, Baronet Taltos."

"Have you heard of me, Count Soffta?"

My hand didn't leave his shoulder, but neither did it tighten, nor did I

make any other movement. He said nothing for two or three

heartbeats, then he said, "It may take me some time to find out, and

I'm expecting a rather large number of visitors very soon."

"Yes, I imagine you are. But under the circumstances, I'm willing to

let it take as much time as necessary. I'm sure your visitors will

understand."

"It could be very expensive."

"I'm prepared to pay. It is my wife, you know"

"Yes. . . ."

"So the cost is irrelevant."

"I guess it is."

"Perhaps it would be best if you could gather the information?

I could almost feel him weighing the odds, attempting to select the

best thing to say, the best thing to do. "There may be repercussions--"

"I have absolutely no doubt that there will be. I accept them."

"All of them?"

"Whatever may happen. But I hope your information is complete and

accurate, or there could be consequences you don't foresee."

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