Jalia And the Slavers (Jalia - World of Jalon)
“She knew that whatever Daniel talked about with Patrus, it certainly hadn’t been whether she was going to steal the hotel towels.
Daniel placed his saddlebag on a bed and started to unpack some of the small bribes in it. He had a suspicion that they were going to need them and more to stay out of trouble. Taybee had been much smaller and less well organized than Brinan and they were unlikely to get lucky twice. If they annoyed the powers in Brinan, everybody, friend and foe alike, would be out looking to cut off their heads. The friends would do it because it was the only way to survive.
Daniel was well aware that Jalia knew he lied to her, but he needed to stop her doing anything precipitous until he figured out who it would annoy and what the consequences would be. He needed to find something to distract her for a while.
“We have to go swimming,” Talla said, as if in answer to his silent prayer.
“Great idea,” Daniel said quickly.
“I’d rather go and find somewhere to gamble,”
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