12. The Wrong CardThe keys were found quickly from Hal’s corpse and the cuffs were removed from Sabienn’s wrists, much to his relief. He massaged blood back into his skin as Roann came before him.
“This is Arl Monastery,” said Roann solemnly, “You will speak to no-one of this visit.” She looked around the courtyard and waved her hand at the corpses. “Normally any outsiders who get this far, go no further.” She pointed to the bag she had thrown to him. “We were expecting a backlash from your investment. Just so you are entirely satisfied, we deal in lettuce. Just lettuce. The money was used for an increased distribution this morning. All our stores made a windfall. And all our profits go towards freeing Minora of the armed forces of Deerland. But we do it our way.” She indicated the dead b
