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тАЬWondering how he could turn his discovery to profit!тАЭ Rusgann growled.

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тАЬAnd did you tell others of what youтАЩd seen?тАЭ Maudrayne inquired.

тАЬOnly a few good mates who know to keep their gobs shut. Needed advice, didnтАЩt I, to figger the best way to outwit the sea-hag.тАЭ

Maudrayne said, тАЬIтАЩm surprised you dared risk her wrath, setting foot on this forbidden shore.тАЭ

A look of low cunning spread over the skipperтАЩs face as he took from his shirt a small pouch hanging on a string around his neck. тАЬGot
me special charms for that. Vorgo, too. Cost every silver mark I owned to get тАШem from Blind Bozuk the shaman. This here lets us cross
the hagтАЩs magic circle of stones without her knowinтАЩ. Bozuk said itтАЩd only work on Solstice Eve, when the fires of sorcery burn wan in
the midnight sun. We waited till the time was ripe, then sailed back here in my lugger Scoter, keepinтАШ far out from shore. We came into
Useless Bay with the centerboard up, mostly using sweeps to drive the boat.

Mortal hard work it was rowinтАШ, but we stayed clear of the shoals and made it to this cove, outta sight of DobneluтАЩs steading. We was all
set to go afoot along the fjord and creep up to the farmhouse, when the wench and the lad come along.тАЬ

Rusgann said, тАЬI was fool enough to say you were following us along the shore, my lady, when I thought the men might be friendly. This
one started whispering to that blockhead son of his. The lackwit blurted out something about hiding behind a rock and grabbing you when
you appeared. I tried to run with Dyfrig then, but they caught us and knocked me down.тАЭ

тАЬAnd now you intend to kidnap us, Lukort Waterfall?тАЭ Maudrayne said contemptuously.

тАЬRescue you, princess!тАЭ The fishermanтАЩs voice was laden with false reproach. тАЬFirst I figgered to take you back to your brother, hopinтАШ
heтАЩd give me a nice reward.тАЭ The yellowish eyes shifted. тАЬBut now I reckon if I took you and the boy down south, some othersтАФsay,
your uncle the High Sealord SerninтАФ might be even more grateful for your return.тАЭ

тАЬI see.тАЭ

Others! Sly Lukort knew full well that Conrig Ironcrown was the one who would pay a fortune for her and the childтАж alive or dead. And
if it were not to be the latter, sheтАЩd have to think fast.

тАЬHere comes Vorgo back with the coracle, so letтАЩs be off, princess. Your boyтАЩs waitinтАШ for you aboard Scoter. SheтАЩs a fine craft, a legacy
from my late brother, may the fishes eat his eyeballs. YouтАЩll ride easy in her.тАЭ

тАЬHow many in your crew?тАЭ Maudrayne asked casually.

He chuckled. тАЬFor this sailinтАШ, just me and Vorgo. Scoter needs five men when weтАЩre haulinтАЩ in fish, but youтАЩre a catch easier to handle,
eh?тАЭ

Only the two of them. So the plan that had sprung into her mind might work. тАЬYouтАЩll take my maidservant also, of course. She is very
dear to me and to my son.тАЭ

LukortтАЩs face hardened and he shot a rancorous glance over his shoulder at Rusgann. тАЬNot bloody likely. The big wench stays.тАЭ