Part 2 (1/2)
Softly Limm asked, ”What should I do?”
Graves said, ”Lie low for a while, until things get quiet, then leave the city There's a man named Tuscobar, once a trader from Rodez He has a shop in a town called Biscart, two days' fast walk up the coast He owes me a favor He also has no sons, so there is no one to apprentice for him Go there and ask him to take you to service If he objects, just tell him 'Graves clears all debts if you do this' He'll understand what it means”
”What does he do?” asked Li, as he sells to nobles for their daughters”
Limm's expression showed he was less than taken with the notion ”I'd rather go to Durbin and taketo do there?”
”Turn honest,” said Graves ”I have so to open an inn”
”An inn,” said Liot down on his knees in an overly dras in an inn I can tend fires, and show customers to their rooms I can haul water and I can ”
”An honest inn,” said Graves
Some of the enthusiasm left Limm's expression ”In Durbin? Well, if you say so”
Kat said, ”We're going to have a baby We want hirow up honest”
Limm was speechless He sat in wide-eyed astonishment Finally, he said, ”A baby? Are you daft?”
Graves exhibited a wry smile and Kat's brown eyes narrowed as she said, ”What's daft about a baby?”
Liuess, if you're a farmer or a baker or soe But for a Mocker” He let the thought go unfinished
Graves said, ”What's the clock? We've been cut off fro I have no sense of it”
”It's nearly ht Man dead, or even just the ru shi+ps that would otherwise have stayed in Krondor will be leaving the docks before thelook ”You know so?”
Graves stood up fros, boy”
Limm jumped to his feet ”Please take ot, and if the Upright Man's dead, who knoho'll come to rule in his place If it's that Crawler, most of us are dead anyway, and even if it's one of our oho's to say what my life is worth?”
Graves and Kat understood The peace within the Mockers was imposed from the top down, and it would never be es would surface and old scores would be settled More than one Mocker would die not knowing for which past transgression he was paying the ultination ”Very well Not rant, and another pair of eyes and nilanced at Kat, who nodded silently
”What's the plan?”
”We need to be at the docks before the dawn There's a shi+p there, a Quegan trader, the Stella Marts Stella Marts The captain is an old business acquaintance of ainst the tile ourselves out of here He'll sail for Durbin as soon as we board”
Kat said, ”Lots of shi+ps will be leaving on thetide, so another won't cause too much notice”
Limm look excited ”When do we head to the docks?”
”An hour before dawn It'll still be dark enough for us to stay in shadows, but enough of the toill be awake and about so on't attract much attention”
Kat s face took on a sour expression ”Mother?”
Kat was barely ten years older than Li sister”
Lih”
Graves nodded ”Getting to the street”
Limm sat back, for he knew that there could be no plan, ruse, or providential et them safely to the docks They would sih a dark tunnel which ht house a dozen murderers or sewer rats And they wouldn't knohich until they left Limm was suddenly tired and said, ”I think I'll sleep for a bit”
”Good idea,” agreed Graves ”There's a pallet over there you can use We'll wake you when it's tio”
Limm moved to the indicated corner and lay down Kat whispered, ”What are the odds?”
”Bad,” ad Dirty boys are nothing unusual at the dock But not that dirty” Trying to ht Man is dead, there h chaos in the city that we can slip out without attracting notice”
”Any other choice?”
”Only one,” adht”
”What is it?”
Graves looked at the young girl for who and said, ”I have one friend left, who gains nothing fro for help”
”Who?” whispered Kat
Graves closed his eyes as if adht seek help was hard for one as self-reliant as hi the Prince of Krondor for my life”
”Jimmy?”
Graves nodded ”Jimmy the Hand”
TWO - Krondor