Chapter 19, Ollie Shoemaker:
It was the day after the assassination. Fox’s death hit Zorra hard. With limited resources, Ollie realized there was no way he could protect his wife in the refugee camp. All the bodyguards in the world would do little to stop a killer bent on destruction.
Alone, he walked the camp, protected from the drizzle by his cloak. Hood pulled over his head, he strolled through the throng of people unnoticed. He had never been a large man. His stature made it easier to blend in with those he now served. The unwanted from Zar and the refugees who scattered from the advancing black ships.
Since slavery had been outlawed in Zar, most people fleeing the conflict headed there. They had little choice. If they landed in the city-states of Perdition or Abaraka, they would li
