“Oh, Drahcir!” she exclaimed excitedly, all trace of her earlier anger gone. “That’s perfect! And he’ll just love Massha.”
“There’s still the question of whether or not we can get him here in time,” her husband cautioned. “And of course I’ll want a percentage off the top as a finder’s fee….”
“WHAT! ” I exclaimed.
“I agree,” Idnew said firmly. “A finder’s fee is totally. …”
“No! Before that,” I urged. “What did you say about there not being enough time? I thought the execution wasn’t scheduled until the end of the week!”
“That’s right,” Drahcir said. “But the end of the week is tomorrow. Your friend is slated to be executed at high midnight.”
“C’mon, Massha,” I ordered, heading for the door. “We’re heading back to Blut.”
“What for?” she demanded. “What can we do without a tracker?”
“We’ve tried being nice about this, and it isn’t working,” I responded grimly. “Now we do it the other way. You wanted action, apprentice? How do you feel about giving me a hand with a little jailbreak?”
Chapter Ten:
“What’s wrong with a little harmless crime once in a while?”
-M. BLAISE
“BUT I’m telling you, Boss, jailbreak is a bad rap. With you operating at only half power in the magic department, there’s no tellin’ what can go wrong, and then….”
“Before we get all worked up about what can go wrong, Guido,” I said, trying to salvage something constructive out of the conversation, “could you give me a little information on exactly how hard it is to break someone out of jail? Or haven’t you been involved in any jailbreaks, either?”
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