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“Yes, in general, I guess.”

“Sooner or later, Vlad, you’ll have to settle things with the Jhereg.”

“And the Left Hand.”

“Yes, and the Left Hand.”

“At the moment, I only see one way of ‘settling’ that might work out, and that isn’t a way that pleases me much.”

“I can’t imagine why not.”

“Heh.”

“I mean it, Vlad. This will have to be settled.”

“Not today. Today I have to meet my son.”

He nodded.

I heard sharp footsteps outside of the door, and recognized them as Cawti’s. Kragar stood up. “I’ll see you in a while, Vlad.” I tried to speak, but couldn’t, so I nodded.

My hands were shaking.