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DAMN IT. Straight into the fire.
Trust a Coldi to face a situation head-on.
Taysha was a lot shorter than I’d imagined. His face was unusually narrow, with the darker skin which I’d heard was more common on the island of the second major city, Beratha. His hair was, in typical Coldi style, tied back behind his head with not a wisp of hair out of place. Was it the visor or was his hair duller than that of the average Coldi? He had small, deep-set eyes with a fair bit of gold flecking.
He wore a loose robe with flowing sleeves that hid most of his arms. His hands looked quite young, and he wore the traditional rings and jewels of an important clan figure. I couldn’t stop the thought: had he bought any of those things with my money?
He addressed the guards. “So. mashara, you bring our
