Bones of Haven

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Hawk sniffed. "I hate it when you're this cheerful. It's not natural."

"Me, or the rain?"

"Both." Hawk stepped carefully over a tangled mass of bunting that had fallen

from a nearby building. "I can't believe people are still going ahead with

celebrations in this downpour."

Fisher shrugged. "Any excuse for a holiday. Besides, they can hardly postpone

it, can they? The Kings will only be here two more days. Then it'll all be over,

and we can get back to what passes for normal here in the Northside."

Hawk just grunted, not trusting himself to any more than that. His job was hard

enough without extra complications. Haven was without doubt the most corrupt and

crime-ridden city in the Low Kingdoms, and the Northside was its dark and rotten

heart. No crime was too vile or too vicious to be overlooked, and if you could

make any kind of profit out of it, you could be sure someone was doing it

somewhere. And double-crossing his partner at the same time, like as not.

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