“Okay. Okay. So there were two things I overlooked,” I said. “Except for that-“
“And of course there’s the people Big Julie and his men owe money to,” Aahz commented thoughtfully. “I wonder how long it will be before they start nosing around looking for an explanation as to what happened to an entire army? More important, I wonder who they’ll be looking for by name to provide them with that explanation?”
“Aahz?”
“Yeah, kid?”
“Do you mind if I have a little more of that wine?”
“Help yourself, kid. There’s lots.”
I had a hunch that was going to be the best news I would hear for a long time.