‘Clearly,’ Fiddler said dryly, ‘he values his granddaughters. Eleven years, you say? Then his last guest would have been . . .’ ‘High Fist Dujek Onearm, of the Malazan Empire.’ ‘Negotiating the peaceful surrender of Karakarang, the Holy City of the Tano cult. Kimloc claimed he could destroy the Malazan armies. Utterly. Yet he capitulated and his name is now legendary for empty threats.’ Turqa snorted. ‘He opened the gates of his city because he values life above all things. He took the measure of your Empire and realized that the death of thousands meant nothing to it. Malaz would have what it
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