Vlad Taltos - 01 Jhereg by Steven Brust

Author:Steven Brust [Brust, Steven]
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Vlad Taltos, Assassins
ISBN: 9780441385546
Publisher: Ace, 1983.
Published: 1983-02-14T09:00:00+00:00

before on Dzur heroes, and with good effect. It isn't the idea of being killed which

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scares them, it is the thought of people thinking that they'd been killed in a tavern

brawl by some nameless Teckla.

I knew this would frighten Keleth, but it would also send him into a murderous

rage, and the fact that I was "unarmed and helpless" might not stop him. Also, if

he didn't kill me on the spot, it would certainly guarantee that he'd carry out his

threat of going to the Empire. Clearly, a different approach was called for.

"Oh, come now, Lord Keleth," I said. "What would that do to your reputation?"

"No more than it would do to it to have you expose my personal finances anyway,

for not paying off your blood money."

Dzur tend to be careless with terms, but I didn't correct him. I gave him my

patient-man-trying-to-be-helpful-but-almost-exasperated sigh. "How much time

do you need?"

"Another month, maybe two."

I shook my head, sadly. "I'm afraid that's quite impossible. I guess you'll just have

to go to the Empire. It means that one or two of our games will have to find new

locations, and a certain moneylender will have to take a short vacation, but I

assure you that it won't hurt us nearly as much as it will hurt you."

I stood up, bowed low, and turned to leave. He didn't rise to see me out, which I

thought was rude, but understandable, under the circumstances. Just before my

hand touched the doorknob, I stopped, and turned around. "Unless--"

"Unless what?" he asked, suspiciously.

"Well," I lied, "it just occurred to me that there may be something you could help

me out with."

He stared at me, long and hard, trying to guess what kind of game I was playing. I

kept my face expressionless. If I'd wanted him to know the rules, I'd have written

them out.

"And what is that?" he asked.

"I'm looking for a little information that involves the history of your House. I could

find out myself, I suppose, but it would take a little work that I don't feel like

doing. It is possible, I'm sure, for you to find out. In fact, you might even know

already. If you could help me, I'd appreciate it."

He was still suspicious, but he was beginning to sound eager, too. "And what

form," he asked, "will this 'appreciation' take?"

I pretended to think it over. "I think I could arrange for a two-month extension for

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you. In fact, I'd even go so far as to freeze the interest--if you can find this

information for me quickly enough."

He chewed on his lower lip for a while, thinking it over, but I knew I had him. This

was too good a chance for him to pass up. I'd planned it that way.

"What is it you want to know?" he said at last.

I reached into an inner pocket of my cloak and removed the small crystal I'd

gotten back from Dayman I concentrated on it, and Mellar's face appeared.

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