Fastal ip Fornen waved his right hand vigorously in front of his mouth, as though cutting off his previous words. “I must have expressed myself badly. Not an assassin, no, but a soldier. Someone who wages fights with others in the same profession.”
“Who told you all this?”
“A K’luune named Lorpet.”
That slimy grubworm’s had a busy night, Jade thought. “I hope you didn’t pay him too much to learn that.”
“A hundred eus.”
“You were robbed. Anyone who knows me could have told you that for free. I don’t hide my services; that would defeat the purpose of being in business.”
The Lemmant looked abashed and started to say something, but Jade cut him off. “The proper word is ‘mercenary,’” she said. “I’m hired in situations where you need to gain the advantage over your opposition. I’m skilled
