“How did you get away?”
“Through the mayhem,” replied Tarkyn shortly.
“You realise there is nothing I can do about the charges facing you?”
Tarkyn shrugged. “I would never trust either of you enough to return, anyway. I do not want or need your charity.”
“And why did you not flee the country all together? Surely that would be safer than remaining within the borders of Eskuzor.”
Tarkyn suddenly felt a void opening at his feet. A wave of encouragement from Waterstone steadied him and he realised that safety lay in taking the high moral ground. “I could never leave Eskuzor unless I was sure her people were safe. At the moment, they are not.”
Jarand smiled patronisingly, “I know that lawlessness is rife. That is why I am recruiting people to combat the renegades.”
“Your press gangs are
