We decided that it was unlikely that anything would happen for a few hours, until “certain people” could be notified. Whoever these people were, none of us liked it much.
Natanu mentioned some names, to which Thayu retorted that half of those people were known to be dead and that she should stop perpetuating rumours and talking people into legends who were just common criminals.
“And you know so much about these people,” Natanu sneered.
“As a matter of fact, I do.”
“Is that why you dragged us into this f*****g warren? Are any of them your bed-mates?”
I rose from the bed and crossed the room in a few steps. “Will you stop talking to my wife like that?”
Lying on her back on the top bunk, Natanu regarded me with an emotionless look over the top of her legs, crossed at the ankles.
“Cory
