and the authority it gave her. Instead she nodded. “If we go down there to fetch the envoy and our people back and there’s nothing but rent tapestry pieces and entrails, I will give you an absurd service bonus next time we’re on leave in the Western Arc and you can go buy a larger one, with more thread count.” “In such a situation, if we survive long enough to go on leave, yaotlek, I’d quite appreciate it.” “Your confidence is overwhelming.”
