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. "I'm sorry I didn't really get to talk to you at any
length earlier. I feel as if I've known you for a long while."
"Oh?" I said. "Why is that?"
"I read through your file several times. It's kind of fascinating."
"File?"
"It's no secret that we keep files on people we're likely to encounter
in our line of work. There's a file on everyone in the House of Amber, of
course, even those who don't have much to do with diplomacy."
"I'd never thought about it," I said, "but it figures."
"Your early days are glossed over, of course, and your recent troubles
are very confusing."
"They're confusing to me, too," I said. "You trying to update the
file?"
"No, just curious. If your problems have ramifications that may involve
Begma, we have an interest in them."
"How is it that you know of them at all?"
"We have very good intelligence sources. Small kingdoms often do."
I nodded.
"I won't press you on your sources, but we're not having a fire sale on
classified data."
"You misunderstand me," she said. "I'm not trying to update that file
either. I was trying to discover whether I might be able to offer you
assistance."
"Thank you. I appreciate that," I told her. "I can't really think of
any way you could help me, though."
She smiled, showing what seemed a set of perfect teeth.
"I can't be more precise without knowing more," she said
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