Chapter six
The Lady Nalfi hides in the Chunkrah’s Eye“Where in the name of Suzi the Bowgirl have you been, Nalfi?” Larghos the Flatch sounded both distraught and relieved.
The Lady Nalfi laughed lightly.
“Why, you silly man, I went ashore to buy certain things a girl must have, with the money you gave me. And I became lost—”
“Think what could have happened to you! Why didn’t you ask me—?”
“You were all so busy. Anyway, it is of no moment.”
We were crowding down onto the jetty, the four calsters were manipulating Tilda’s chair down, we were trying to keep quiet and stop our weapons from clinking. Murkizon was breathing like a whale.
“Once Larghos rescued you, my lady, you placed yourself under his protection. I have done so, and joy in it.”
“As you stand by me, Cap’n,” burst out La
