Chapter Five
Market Price - Tunis
Casco was delighted with his success in selling both of his charges in a matter of minutes when he arrived at an upscale private hotel open only to certain guests who had carefully verified credentials and who seldom even spent the night.
Getting there was no problem because a few weeks before, in a waterfront club on the Italian coast, he purchased the hotel entry code from another slaver/mariner he had known for decades. Upon arriving at his assigned mooring in the harbor, Casco broadcast on a restricted frequency that he was given weeks before. His broadcast was less than five seconds long and contained an encrypted message burst that told his hosts to be that he had arrived and needed transport for himself and two parcels. In twenty minutes, a small
