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Lynn Flewelling - Nightrunners 1 - Luck in the Shadows




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When young Alec of Kerry is taken prisoner for a crime he didn't commit, he is certain that his life is at
an end. But the one thing he never expected was his cellmate. Spy, rogue, thief, and noble, Seregil of
Rh├нminee is many thingsтАФnone of them predictable. And when he offers to take on Alec as his
apprentice, things may never be the same for either of them. Soon Alec is traveling roads he never
knew existed, toward a war he never suspected was brewing. Before long he and Seregil are embroiled
in a sinister plot that runs deeper than either can imagine, and that may cost them far more than their
lives if they fail. But fortune is as unpredictable as Alec's new mentor, and this time there just might
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Lynn Flewelling - Nightrunners 1 - Luck in the Shadows




DEADLY MISSION


"Looks like you'll have to climb," Seregil whispered, squinting up. "Be careful going over; most of these
places have the walls topped with spikes or sharp flints."
"Hold on!" Alec tried to make out Seregil's expression through the darkness. "Aren't you coming with
me?"
"It's a one-man job; the fewer the better,"
Seregil assured him. "Would I send you in alone if I didn't think you could handle it? Best leave your
sword, though."
"What if someone sees me?"
"Honestly, Alec! You can't just go hacking your way out of every difficult situation that arises. It's
uncivilized."
Alec unbuckled his sword and started up the garden wall. He was halfway to the top when Micum
called softly, "We'll meet you back here when you've finished. Oh, and look out for the dogs."
"Dogs?" Alec dropped down again. "What dogs? You didn't say anything about dogs!"
Seregil tapped himself sharply between the eyes.
"Illior's Fingers, what am I thinking of tonight? There's a pair of Zengati hounds, snow-white and big
as bears."
"That's a fine detail to forget," growled Micum.
"Anything else I should know?"
"Let's see, the spikes, the dogs, the servantsтАФNo, I think we covered it. Luck in the shadows, Alec."
"And to you," Alec muttered, starting up the wall again.