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"I understand," I said. "I hadn't thought of that."
"So give me a chance to subdue him. If I fail, I'll join you in
whatever must be done."
"Agreed," I said, watching to see how Jasra was taking this.
She was studying us, a curious expression on her face.
" 'Our father'?" she said.
"Yes," I replied. "I wasn't going to mention that, but ,since it got
out, Jurt's our younger brother."
Her eyes were alight now, at the scent of connivance.
"This is a family power struggle, isn't it?" she asked.
"I suppose you could put it that way," I said.
"Not really," Mandor said.
"And yours is an important family in the Courts?"
Mandor shrugged. So did I. I'd a feeling she was trying to figure a way
to cash in on that end of it, too, and I decided to stonewall her.
"We were discussing the task at hand," I said. "I want to take us in
there and accept Mask's challenge. We stop Jurt if he gets in the way and
give him to Mandor. If it is impossible simply to subdue him, we go the rest
of the way. Are you with us?"
"We have not yet discussed the price," she said.
"All right," I acknowledged. "I've talked about this with Rinaldo, and
he told me to tell you that he's called the vendetta off. He feels things
were settled with Amber when Caine died. He asked me to release you if you
would go along with this, and he suggested that in return for your help
against the new lord of the citadel we restore the Keep of the Four Worlds
to your sovereignty
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