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. "Have you refused my offer?"
"Is the deal only good for this evening?" I asked.
"No, but it was my understanding you were in some peril. The sooner you
move against your enemy, the sooner your sleep is untroubled."
"You feel I am in danger here in Amber?"
She hesitated a moment, then said, "No one is safe, anywhere, from an
enemy of sufficient determination and skill."
"Do you feel the threat to be a local one?" I inquired.
"I asked you to name the party," she stated. "You are in the best
position to know."
I drew back immediately. It was too simple an entrapment, and obviously
she'd already smelled it.
"You've given me much to think about," I answered, and I returned to my
food.
After a time, I saw that Bill was looking at me as if he wanted to say
something. I gave him a minuscule shake of my head, which he seemed to
understand.
"Breakfast, then?" I heard her say. "This trip you spoke of could
mpresent a time of vulnerability. It would be good to settle this before you
depart."
"Nayda," I said, as soon as I had swallowed, "I would like to be clear
on the matter of my benefactors. If I were to discuss this with your
father-"
"No!" she interrupted. "He knows nothing about it!"
"Thank you. You must admit my curiosity as to the level at which this
plan originates."
"There is no need to look any further," she stated
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