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The Thieves Guild

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by Jake Kerr

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(dramatic music plays) . Episode 14:

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In the Sewers.

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The darkness made the smell even worse.

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By the time his feet touched solid ground, Raylan
had to use all

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his willpower not to vomit.

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He felt Maela lightly land next to him.

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Before he could say anything, there was a, the
sound of scratching and then light

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illuminated the room.

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Maela breathed out.

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You never know if the gas will explode when you
light a torch down here.

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Raylan looked around. He was on a small landing
that looked like it was

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part of some kind of maintenance trail.

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All around him was disgusting water filled with
coagulating brown fluid

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and iridescent fluids that were a mixture of piss
and something even more

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vile. Maela looked around, found a sconce with a
large candle and lit

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it with the burning wad of material in her hands.

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"There should be torches on the wall, not candles.

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Damn merchants, always looking at appearances."

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Maela looked around, running her hand over her
short hair.

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They were on a small stone landing that was
surrounded by filthy water

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and was fed by large pipes that emerged from the
ceiling.

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Patches of crusty brown were on the walls and at
the edge of the landing.

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The water flowed slowly, glowing with an
iridescence in the light.

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"What is this place?"

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Raylan asked, doing his best to breathe as little
as possible.

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"The waste sewers. They connect outside the wall
in a huge open underground

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river of shit and piss. It flows into the great
river from there."

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Not having any idea that Ness was built on such an
architectural wonder, he nodded his head

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and muttered-

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"That's amazing. Very smart."

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"Not so good for the outlanders."

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Maela took a few steps down the trail and then
turned.

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"Maybe there'll be a torch further down.

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I'll just have to keep lighting sconces until we
find one."

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Raylan nodded.

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"What did you mean about the outlanders?

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They're across the plains and aren't anywhere
close to Ness."

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Maela turned and shook her head.

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"You really are clueless, aren't you?

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The outlanders get closer to the wall every year.

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Why do you think the Rangers Guild keeps
conscripting people from the Knights?

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The Rangers are constantly facing attacks across
the plains."

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"I thought the outlanders weren't a real threat."

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They tiptoed along the stone path, a river of
filth flowing to their left.

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"They don't like us, which is threat enough.

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And this..."

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Maela pointed to the sewage.

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"... it doesn't help. Can you imagine having to
drink water mixed with this?"

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She stopped.

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"A torch."

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She lit it with another flick of her flint and
burning cloth.

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"Where are we going anyway?"

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"The sewers also act as an overflow when the rains
get too strong, so at some point,

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we'll hit fresh water flowing into the sewer.

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We'll follow that to the north fork or the great
river.

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At that point, we swim."

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A torch in hand, the two made better time.

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"I don't know how to swim."

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Maela jerked around and stared at Raylan.

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"Great,

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then we'll find a skiff or something.

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We just need to get you to safety."

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Maela had turned and resumed walking when Raylan
blurted out-

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"Thank you."

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Without turning, Maela muttered-

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"No problem."

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Raylan jogged forward and grabbed her shoulder.

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She whirled around and looked at Raylan, her brows
furrowed.

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"No, really, thank you. I would probably be dead
if you hadn't helped me."

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Maela nodded and turned back.

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"Well, you're kind of a jerk, but I still
appreciate the help."

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She didn't reply.

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It wasn't much longer before a smaller tunnel with
clear water flowing from it joined the flow of

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sewage they were following. It was a few feet
higher than the sewage water and a small

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trickle of clean water dripped into the sewage.

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"There's no walkway, so we'll need to walk through
the water."

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Raylan nodded. While the tunnel was small, they
could still walk through it

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crouched down. "Heck," Raylan thought, "Maela
doesn't even need to

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crouch." He smiled. The trouble was that they had
to get across the

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filthy water to their left, which was about five
feet across.

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A standing jump across was impossible.

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To Raylan's shock, Maela dropped herself right
into the sewage.

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Her pants were a light brown cotton and the water
came up to her thighs.

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As she sloshed through it, heading to the small
tunnel, the light brown of her pants darkened as
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got wet and stained with things Raylan didn't even
want to think about.

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Maela pulled herself up to the tunnel and looked
back at Raylan.

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"Hurry up."

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Clenching his teeth, Raylan dropped into the
sewage.

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It was cold and he could feel its current sweeping
the disgusting water against his

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legs.

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The good news was that the water barely reached
his knees.

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He walked toward Maela and each step made him want
to vomit.

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The floor of the sewer was soft and squishy.

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He could feel the collected buildup of shit and
worse sucking at his soft leather

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shoes as he picked up his feet.

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He climbed up next to Maela. "The Knight Guild
maintains the sewers?"

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She nodded. "They deserve a healthy salary."

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"Right, keep thinking that. There's a reason the
guild members live in the old

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quarter, and it's not the smell.

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But don't worry, we take care of them."

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They started walking and Raylan took a deep
breath.

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The smell got better with each step.

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"We? What do you mean by we?"

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"The Thieves Guild. Seriously, do you know
nothing?"

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Raylan said nothing but continued walking.

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There was so much he didn't know that he was
afraid to reveal it to Maela.

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The Thieves Guild was somehow real and had some
kind of influence in the Old

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Quarter. The Old Quarter itself, which he had
always known as the Wretched

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Quarter, seemed to be like a mini city within Ness
that no one really knew

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about.

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There was danger from the outlanders.

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The guilds themselves were fighting political
games over influence.

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There was probably a ton more he didn't know
about.

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"I have so much to learn," Raylan thought.

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He wanted to ask Maela, but he was sure she'd
shake her head, consider him not worth the time

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to save, and probably turn him in to Larsen.

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Allard would be a better guild master than the
idiot Raylan.

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Ah, here we go.

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A round light appeared ahead.

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Wait here. I'm going to find out where we are and
get an update on where things stand.

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Hopefully, things are still kind of chaotic and I
can find a skiff nearby.

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Raylan grabbed Maela's arm before she could jog
away.

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"Hey, be safe."

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Maela looked at Raylan.

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"Oh, I'll be fine. You're the one that half of
Ness wants dead."

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She grinned and then took off up the tunnel.

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A flicker of shadow a few hours later made Raylan
jump.

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After 30 minutes, he had considered running out to
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every 15 minutes since that point he would take a
few steps to do just that,

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but he would always stop.

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He was a wanted man.

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No one had attached Maela to him, so he would just
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help, so he sat tight.

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It was with a great sense of relief that he saw
the shadow approaching

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down the tunnel. He closed the distance, walking
toward her.

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"You're back," Raylan said as he saw Maela slow
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away. She was dressed in clean clothes, this time
wearing the green of the

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Harvest Guild.

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"You know, you could have cleaned up a bit.

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The water isn't that low."

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Raylan looked down at the bottom of his pants,
which were now dry but encrusted with brown

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flecks of waste. "I didn't know how much time I'd
have," he replied

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defensively, not sure if she was teasing him or if
he had done something wrong.

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"Anyway, it doesn't matter. I got us a skiff.

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This tunnel ends at the north fork not too near
the docks.

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I have a tarp for you to hide under, so we should
be able to get you to safety soon."

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"That's the best news I've heard in days."

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Raylan took a few steps but then paused. "Did you
find out anything?

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Is Allard okay?"

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"Allard is in the Night Protectors' prison."

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"What?" Raylan stopped and stared at Maela.

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"I can't leave with him in prison. We have to do
something.

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They may kill him."

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To his shock, Maela put her hand on Raylan's
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atypical kindness in her voice.

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"I appreciate your concern, but Allard wants you
safe.

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That's the biggest priority. Plus, the Thieves
have way more power than anyone in Ness

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expects. Hell, Guild Master Pietro has the
populace believing that the guild doesn't even

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exist, so it will be fairly easy for us to break
Allard out."

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Raylan paused, thinking over what Maela had said.

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Something wasn't right about the plan.

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"Won't breaking Allard out reveal the power of the
guild?" he replied.

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Maela nodded.

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"It had to happen eventually. The timing is not
good, but Allard is too important.

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We can't afford to lose him."

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"Listen, let's, let's break him out.

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Even if others help him, I'll make sure they see
me and people will think that I broke him out, not

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anyone else.

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Me and some friends. Also, I'm sure Rafe is in the
prison too.

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He's my friend, uh, and no one knows he's a Thief
Guild member.

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Everyone will think that I just went to help my
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doing it." Maela didn't say anything, but rather
just stared at Raylan.

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"Look, I know I can't do this myself, but I can
distract everyone from the help you and the other

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thieves give me." At that, Maela nodded.

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"It's a good plan, but very risky. There are
reasons for having the Guild Master Thief not be a
vacant

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position."

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"And by that, you mean there are reasons to not
having me die?"

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"If you prefer to think of it that way."

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Raylan had to suppress a smile. Maela drove him
crazy, but she

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was consistent about it. He could almost predict
when she would drop an insult or

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satirical comment on him. "Look, I'm not asking,
I'm telling you.

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I'm the Guild Master Thief. We are going to rescue
Allard."

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"Yes, Guild Master."

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There was only a trace of sarcasm in her voice as
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words.

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(dramatic music)