![]() ![]() A typical double-blind operation, where we don’t know the client and they don’t know us. ![]() ![]() “We got the job through Albert, who took the assignment from another middleman. “We’d still be in that dungeon right now if it wasn’t for Leo and Genny,” Hadrian said. “Safe and comfortable-it was nice, actually, but we got soft and out of practice. “We stayed the whole season in Medford,” Royce said. ![]() My father wanted to hold a big party for my twentieth birthday, only no one could come.” The Galewyr froze for the first time in memory.” “What was that, about six years ago? Seven? Right after that bad winter. “We spent more than a year in King Armand’s dungeon,” Hadrian told her. “Alburn was,” Royce said, and Hadrian nodded dramatically. Take our mission to steal DeWitt’s sword from Essendon Castle. They looked at each other and smiled painfully. “You only know about the successes,” Royce said. You broke into Avempartha, Gutaria Prison, and Drumindor-twice. “You stole the treasure from the Crown Tower and put it back the next night. “You’ve always been there for us, Alric’s miracle workers.” “I knew I could count on you.” She brightened. “Any ideas?” she asked, nodding toward the sealed door. She crossed the room, knelt down before them, and sat on her legs with the robe pooling out around her. He sat beside Royce in the shadows, away from the others. Hadrian returned, wiping his hands against his clothes as if trying to wipe off a disease. Outside in the hallway, she could hear the clack of stones being stacked. ![]()
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