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тАЬSorry,тАЭ he said, but he started up again a moment later.

Lauria was not there. Kesh snorted, though, and a few minutes later I heard the whinny of another horse. I pulled
myself up to the top of the bank and saw Kara, her saddle off and her halter loose. She trotted straight over when
she saw me, and snuffled my hair and hands.

Janiya pulled herself up next to me. тАЬThatтАЩs an Alashi horse,тАЭ she said.

тАЬItтАЩs Kara,тАЭ I said, my throat tightening. тАЬLauriaтАЩs horse.тАЭ

Janiya slipped something out of her pocket and Kara lipped it up. She stroked KaraтАЩs nose. тАЬNice to see you
again,тАЭ she murmured. Then she looked at me. тАЬShe hasnтАЩt been groomed in days.тАЭ

My heart sank.

тАЬLetтАЩs pull back from town for the night,тАЭ Alibek said.

тАЬButтАжтАЭ


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тАЬThereтАЩs nothing we can do tonight,тАЭ Janiya said.

We ended up moving as far away from Elpisia as we could and making camp in the growing darkness. Kara
stayed close to us.

тАЬWhat was LauriaтАЩs plan?тАЭ Janiya asked.

тАЬWe didnтАЩt really have one. I told her to wait here for me. She was traveling with just Kara. She should only have
gotten here a few days agoтАжтАЭ

тАЬDo you think she waited? She might have been seen hiding and detained.тАЭ

тАЬHonestly, I think she probably went into town after Thais.тАЭ

тАЬThais,тАЭ Alibek said. тАЬShe was one of the others that Lauria took back to slavery, wasnтАЩt she?тАЭ

тАЬYes,тАЭ I said. тАЬWe were trying to free all of them. Nika and her daughter, Uljas and Burkut, PraxтАжтАЭ

тАЬI see.тАЭ Alibek looked grim, but also faintly pleased. тАЬI know Thais. Kyros sold me to her master, and thatтАЩs who
I escaped from. She has no interest in freedom now. But she does hold a grudge.тАЭ

I suddenly noticed how chilly the night was. тАЬYouтАЩre saying that if Lauria did try to free her, Thais would have
turned Lauria in?тАЭ

Alibek thought this over. тАЬProbably,тАЭ he said.