Stargazer by Chris A. Jackson

Author:Chris A. Jackson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Not even death fazes Snick.

“This isn’t good, Captain.” Snick huddled in a blanket, her face flushed a living hue as she recovered from her brush with death. “Not only is Brojanni a wizard, he’s an alchemist specializing in poisons, which explains why he wanted Celeste! And he’s alchemist guild. The Pactmasters won’t like it if we

storm his fancy home.”

“I’m guild, too, and he stole my navigator!”

“You’re guild?” Grogul asked, taking another swig of his medicinal fish oil whiskey. The smell of it nearly made Torius retch.

“Merchantmen’s guild,” Torius explained. “Can’t sell anything in this city without it.”

“That’s not going to do you much good, Captain, because technically, he didn’t steal Celeste.

He bought her, which is perfectly legal.” Snick shivered and clutched her blanket closer. “The masks won’t like it if you kill him.”

“I don’t want to kill him, Snick. I just want Celeste back.” Torius suppressed a shiver of his own, and began to wonder why he was feeling like he’d just woken up from a two-day binge.

“So we go in quick, take her, and give him a swig of that memory-enema potion,” Grogul suggested, taking another deep draught.

Torius swallowed hard and tried to think. Grogul’s idea wasn’t half bad, but they would have to make

sure it happened like that, quick and without repercussions. The last thing he needed was to tangle

with the Pactmasters. Katapesh was his home port; if he lost his standing here, he’d be cast adrift.

“Okay, we do like Grogul suggested. Quick in and out, and the good Master Brojanni doesn’t even

remember that we were there.” He shivered again.

“You okay, Captain?” Grogul squinted at him.

“I’m fine.” He reached for a bottle of spiced rum that he kept for his own medicinal purposes. “Snick, I think we’ll need to bring your babies out of bed for this one, and I’ll need to make a trip to the

Repository. We’ll need gold to do this right.”

“How much gold?” Grogul’s eyes narrowed in worry.

“All of it, I think.” Torius suppressed another shiver. “When you confront a spellcaster, it’s best to have a few tricks on hand.”

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