Gen Jongto pursed his lips. “There are things I should tell you all, even without the proper authority. It would be a mistake to take any steps without understanding the politics, and I don’t believe the notju has been very open with you about that. Too much is at stake.”
He paused, and Penrys filled the void. “Let me shed some light on the problem.” She charged the power-stones from her chain, and regarded the tired, bearded faces that swam out of the gloom.
“What time it it anyway? Is it still night?” She dug out her small light device and charged it, too, then gave it to Munraz. “Go to the grate—quietly!—and see if it’s daylight yet. Don’t let the light be seen!”
Munraz stood up stiffly and stretched before he took the device from her and walked around the bend of the tunnel. While h
