Kaz knocked his cane gently against Helvar’s jaw. “For every trick you’ve seen, I know a thousand more. You think a year in Hellgate hardened you up? Taught you to fight? Hellgate would have been paradise to me as a child. You move like an ox—you’d last about two days on the streets where I grew up. This was your one free pass, Helvar. Don’t test me again. Nod so I know you understand.” Helvar pressed his lips together and nodded once. “Good. I think we’ll shackle those feet tonight.” Kaz rose, snatched his new hat from the desk where he’d left it, and gave the Fjerdan one last kick to the
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