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out here in the rain if you want to, but personally speaking, I'm not at

all averse to the idea of having a solid roof over my head for a change.



You're new to field work, Constance; the first thing you learn in this

business is to take your comforts when you can, and be grateful for

them. They're few and far between in our line of work. There's plenty of

time to give the fort a thorough inspection before nightfall.' Constance

shook her head. "I don't know, Sergeant, I .. ."



"Constance,' said MacNeil easily, 'there's only one leader in this team,

and that's me. I've taken the time to explain some of my reasoning to

you because you're new to this group and this is your first mission, but

I'm not going to make a habit of it. When I give an order I expect it to

be obeyed, without question. Is that clear?' "Perfectly clear,' said

Constance coldly. She turned away from him and studied the fort with

great concentration. "I take it you have noticed that there are no

guards on the battlements."



"Yes. ' "Could they all have deserted, do you think?' MacNeil shrugged.

"It's possible. But if that's the case, what happened to all the

messengers the King sent ?' Constance pursed her lips thoughtfully, and

tried to look like she was thinking hard. She wanted very much to
impress MacNeil, but at this distance she couldn't See anything useful

about the apparently deserted fort. She was still learning how to use

her Sight, that mystical mixture of foresight and insight, and there

were limits to what she could do with it. Unfortunately the only cure