"I'll have a report ready, with my recommendations."




The ferry's waiting for them. Cullen wonders briefly if Jennet, the pie-maker, is at Lirene's in Lowtown; he's pretty sure that one of her savoury pies might singlehandedly dismiss his headache.

Or that's what he'll tell Cassandra, anyway, straight-faced on the ride over the harbor; that, and it's a very good place to obtain offerings to get mabari to like you. Very important, since she and Ci will be spending a great deal of time together in the days to come.