“Keep Wylan out of trouble,” he told Jesper as he dismissed them. “Why me?” “You’re unlucky enough to be in my line of sight, and I don’t want any sudden reconciliations between father and son before we set sail.” “You don’t need to worry about that,” said Wylan. “I worry about everything, merchling. That’s why I’m still alive. And you can keep an eye on Jesper, too.” “On me?” Jesper said indignantly. Kaz slid a black wood panel aside and unlocked the safe hidden behind it. “Yes, you.” He counted out four slender stacks of kruge and handed one over to Jesper. “This is for bullets, not bets.
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