| "I had a certain suspicion that there would be funeral rites for Sandre d'Astibar coming up and that we might be asked to auditionI couldn't afford to lose track of you, Devin
"I'm afraid I was behind you most of the way down the Street of the Temples yesterday," Rovigo addedHe had the grace to look embarrassed, Devin noted
He was still furious though, and very confused"You lied about The Bird then, all that talk about going there whenever you came back from a journey
"No, that part was true," Rovigo said"Everything I said was true, DevinOnce you were forced down to the waterfront you happened to end up in a place I know very well
"And Catriana?" Devin pursued angrily"What about her? How did she
"I paid tiffany jewelry canada a boy to run a message back to your inn when I saw that old Goro was letting you stay inside The BirdDevin, don't be angryThere was a purpose to all of this
"There was," Alessan echoed"You should understand some of it by nowThe whole reason Catriana and I were in Astibar with Menico's troupe was because of what I expected to see happen with Sandre's death
"Wait a minute!" Devin exclaimed"Expected? How did you know he was going to die?"
"Rovigo told me," Alessan said simplyHe let a small silence register"He has been my contact in Astibar for nine years nowI formed the same impression of him back then that you did yesterday, and about as quickly
Devin, his mind reeling, looked over at the merchant, the chanel necklace casual friend he'd made the day beforeWho turned out to be not so casual at allRovigo put down his glass
"I feel the same way about Tyrants that you do," he said quietly"Alberico here or Brandin of Ygrath ruling in Chiara and Corte and Asoli, and in that province Alessan comes from whose name I cannot hear or remember, hard as I might try"And Duke Sandre?" he asked"How did you know??"
"I spied on them," Rovigo said calmlyI used to monitor Tomasso's comings and goingsThey were wholly focused on Alberico, I was their neighbor here in the distrada, it was easy enough to slip onto their landI learned of Tomasso's deception years ago, and, though I won't say it is a thing I am proud of, last year I was outside their chanel bucket tote bag windows at the estate and at the lodge on many different nights while they shaped the details of Sandre's death
Devin looked quickly over at AlessanHe opened his mouth to say something, then, without speaking, he closed it"There are one or two things here, as there have been before, that you are better off not knowing, for your own safety and your family'sI think you know by now it isn't a matter of trust, or any such thing
"After nine years I think I do know that," Rovigo murmured"What should I know about what happened tonight?"
"Alberico arrived just after I joined Tomasso and the vigil-keepers in the lodgeBaerd and Catriana warned us and I had time to hide, with Devin, who had made his way to the cabin balenciaga designer on his own
"On his own? How?" Rovigo asked sharply
Devin lifted his head"I have my own resources," he said with dignityOut of the corner of his eye he saw Alessan grin, and he suddenly felt ridiculousSheepishly he added, "I overhead the Sandreni talking upstairs between the two sessions of the mourning rites
Rovigo looked as if he had another question or three, but, with a glance at Alessan, he held them in
Alessan said, "When we went back to the cabin afterwards we found the vigil-keepers deadBaerd has remained behind to take care of a number of things by the cabin tonightHe will burn it later
"We passed the Barbadians as we left the city," Rovigo said quietly, absorbing this"I saw Tomasso bar Sandre with cartier man watch |
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