Chapter 8:
The launch made it to port. Deirdre was exhausted after taking control over Lieutenant Gruber. The skill was something she hoped would not have to be used often on this trip, or she would need to sleep for a week once they returned to the Legend.
Alexei was true to his word. After the boat docked and he paid the small fee, he had arranged clothes to be delivered dockside. Long flowing colorful robes for the three women, with large pashminas to wrap around their heads. With help from Krushna, they all dressed passably as locals.
The old part of the city was familiar to Deirdre. Like most medieval cities, the streets were little more than shoulder wide paths that coiled chaotically between ancient stone buildings. Few signs marked the alleys that crisscrossed haphazardly. They
