"So someone can just kill a young woman and get away with it?" #101 в контекст | | |
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I stare at Makri. "Abandon any thoughts of vigilante activity. It will reflect badly on Lisutaris." #104 в контекст | | |
"I'll bear that in mind," says Makri, and gets back to her scroll. We read in silence for a while. I glance over my shoulder a few times at the marked candle, wishing that time would pass more quickly. #105 в контекст | | |
"I haven't felt like this since I was at school," I mutter. #106 в контекст | | |
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"St Alembiun's Institute for the Children of Disadvantaged Turanian Citizens. One of the worst educational hell-holes in the city. I still dislike St Alembiun, whoever he was." #108 в контекст | | |
"A minor saint from Mattesh, before the True Church revised their canon," Makri informs me. #109 в контекст | | |
"Have you ever thought you might have learned too many things?" #110 в контекст | | |
"I thought you said Baron Vosanos was rich," says Makri. #111 в контекст | | |
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"Let me see that." Makri has been studying a large tome of court documents, lists of upcoming cases. Baron Vosanos is indeed named in one of these case, accused by the King's Exchequer of not paying the required taxes on his estates. #114 в контекст | | |
"That's odd. He's one of the most important men in the country. Why would he let that happen?" #115 в контекст | | |
"Maybe he's broke,' says Makri. "Didn't you mention he was involved in some merchant deals that went wrong?" #116 в контекст | | |
"Yes, but it didn't seem that serious. I can't believe he'd let things slide to the extent that he'd face being taken to court by the King." #117 в контекст | | |
I sit and think for a few moments. Vosanos's financial difficulties are interesting. Baron Mabados is reputed to have financial problems too. Mabados's son is marrying Vosanos's daughter. It's odd that both Barons are struggling. The marriage won't affect that one way or the other, as far as I know. I'll have to ask Baroness Demelzos for more information. #118 в контекст | | |
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"I don't know. I can't see how it would involve Merlione. Whether she's alive or dead doesn't make any difference to how rich these Barons are. Still, I'd like to know more. Are there any other documents?" #120 в контекст | | |
There's nothing else in the book, but it does provide a case number. I find a young assistant on the floor below and ask her if Cetenos is anywhere in the building, but apparently he's busy conveying records to the King's officials. I ask the assistant if she can show me any more documents relating to Baron Vosanos's case, and quote her the number. She leads me over to a huge filing cabinet, about the size of a small tree, then opens the top drawer and rummages around for a while. #121 в контекст | | |
"Here you are,' she says, pulling out a brown leather folder with a number on it. "Everything will be in here." #122 в контекст | | |
I open the folder. It's empty. The assistant looks surprised. #123 в контекст | | |
"Normally there'd be more papers on anything that had a case number. I don't know why there isn't." #124 в контекст | | |
I return upstairs to Makri. "The rest of the documents are missing." I glance at the candle. "We have to go, you're fighting soon." #125 в контекст | | |
