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"I am expected to say something nice about you folks if someone should
ask me, that's all, and for this you will go out and kill someone for me if
I just supply the particulars. Right?"
"In a word, yes," she replied.
"It makes me wonder why you think you can manage an assassination
better than we could. We're old hands at it.
"We have, as you put it, a secret weapon," she said. "But I was
thinking that this is a personal matter for you, not a state matter-and that
you might not want any of the others involved. Also, I can provide a service
that will not be traceable."
Bag of worms time again. Was she implying that she thought I did not
trust all of the others here-or that I should not? What did she know that I
didn't? Or was she just, guessing, based on Amber's history of intrigue
within the family? Or was she intentionally trying to stir up a generational
conflict? Would that suit Begma's purpose in some fashion? Or. . . . Was she
guessing that such a situation existed and offering to remove a family
member for me? And if so, did she think I'd be stupid enough to get someone
else to do the job? Or even to discuss such a notion and thereby give Begma
a shot at sufficient evidence to have some kind of hold over me? Or. . . .
I drew back from the view. It pleased me that my thought processes were
finally working properly for the company my family keeps
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