11 The Plan "That is the stupidest plan I've ever heard." There was never any mystery where Constable Malory stood on an issue, that much was certain. Not that Julian necessarily disagreed on this particular point, but as far as he and Raedrick could tell after talking it over all afternoon, there was no other way to go if they wanted to find out more information about the brigands. "What's so stupid about it?" Julian almost snorted out a laugh at Raedrick's reply. He knew the plan's flaws exactly; hell, he was the one who envisioned the basic premise of the plan in the first place. Constable Malory looked at Raedrick as if he were daft. "You want me to just release the man who attacked you, give him back his arms and equipment, and let him go back to his friends? Why, so he can wrea