The Thief Queen's Daughter by Elizabeth Haydon

Author:Elizabeth Haydon
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Holtzbrink
Published: 2011-07-14T00:01:37.885000+00:00

The old woman wiped her nose with the back of her tattered sleeve. “If yer looking fer somethin’ that was stolen, ya best check there first, laddie,” she said, her black teeth glistening in her mouth beside the holes where there were no teeth at all. “That’s the place where stolen things are sold.”

“Isn’t everything in a Thieves’ Market stolen?” Clemency asked.

The ragged woman drew herself up as tall as she could and snorted in contempt.

“That’s a lie,” she said angrily. “Not everyone in the Gated City’s a thief. Some of us’s just the kin o’ thieves from long ago. Many honest folk works here in the Market.” She seemed to reconsider her statement. “Well, maybe not many, but there’s some here and there. Now, git.” She shooed them away with her fingerless-gloved hands.

“I—I’m not sure about this,” Char said nervously. “That place looks even creepier than the rest of this creepy city.”

“Come on,” said Ven impatiently, starting for the alley. “We don’t have time to waste—if Saeli’s in there, we have to get to her before she’s sold. Let’s go.”

Clemency nodded and followed Ven, with Char catching up a moment later.

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