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Getting them to accept TardinтАЩs name as a long-time member of that group took
about ten minutes.тАЭ
тАЬNo wonder you kept refusing to work with us,тАЭ Sharp said, satisfied acceptance
in her voice. тАЬYou were too busy doing things that really needed doing. But now
that itтАЩs just about over, you shouldnтАЩt be busy any longer. TardinтАЩs appeal was
denied last week, which means his execution is set for the forty day minimum.
Why donтАЩt we all celebrate by pulling off a really spectacular stroke?тАЭ
тАЬThat would be a good idea except for one thing,тАЭ I said, quickly interrupting
the agreement coming from Tris and Ricco. тАЬI wonтАЩt be ready to celebrate until
there isnтАЩt even a foundation left of four certain Houses. Tardin may have been
the one who set Seero up for wiping, but he wasnтАЩt the one who actually did the

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job. Until that happens, I expect to have quite a lot to do thatтАЩs best done
alone.тАЭ
тАЬYou donтАЩt mean youтАЩre taking on four of the Twilight Houses!тАЭ Tris said in
almost the same hiss Sharp had used earlier, his expression full of outrage.
тАЬInky, thatтАЩs crazy! I can understand refusing to take commissions from them, or
maybe even cheating on the thuds, but actively working against them? TheyтАЩll
wipe you the same way they did Seero, and you wonтАЩt ever be able to say you
didnтАЩt ask for it! If Seero was still around, heтАЩd be the first to tell you to
forget it.тАЭ
тАЬIf Seero was still around, thereтАЩd be nothing to forget,тАЭ I pointed out,
raising my cup to finish the last of the javi. тАЬI only told you three about this
so youтАЩd know why it isnтАЩt smart associating with me. I havenтАЩt been sitting
around with my feet up for the past few months, and although IтАЩve been careful
not to be sloppy, itтАЩs only a matter of time before they find out whoтАЩs been
stroking them. When that happens, you donтАЩt want to confuse them by standing
next to their target. They usually settle confusions like that by taking out
everyone in sight.тАЭ
тАЬThey seem to have a thing about playing it on the safe side,тАЭ Sharp agreed with
familiar dryness, but there was more frustration behind the words than
amusement. тАЬDamn it. Inky, all youтАЩll do is get yourself killed, and no one will
be able to help you! Do you expect us to just sit back and let it happen?тАЭ
тАЬThe only way you can stop me is by tipping the Houses,тАЭ I said, taking a deep
breath before making the effort to shake off the gloom that had grabbed me
again. тАЬIf you decide to do that, hold out for as much as you think the
information should be worth, but stay out of reach both before and after you
collect. TheyтАЩre already feeling the pinch, and IтАЩm told theyтАЩre not in a very
good mood.тАЭ
тАЬTold by who?тАЭ Ricco asked, as annoyed as Sharp and Tris by the suggestion IтАЩd
made. тАЬI can believe youтАЩve been stroking them, and I believe they donтАЩt know
whoтАЩs doing it. Seero always said you were the best he ever taught, and if you
ask me youтАЩre even better than that. YouтАЩre also not suicidal, so IтАЩm willing to
bet youтАЩre not doing this alone. Who do you have whoтАЩs telling you about their
mood, and what are they doing with the rake from your strokes?тАЭ
тАЬI donтАЩt think you really need to know that,тАЭ I said as I looked around at the
three with a friendly smile. Sharp and Tris were startled by the guess Ricco had