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Day by day the town’s inns filled up more and more and it became harder to find a place in the taverns and dives. Therefore the crew more and more not only came back to sleep, but also during the day to eat on board. Thus Nanja would quickly have her people together to sail to a meeting with the rebels as soon as Wribald returned.
However, Wribald did not show up. Instead, Margoro reappeared five days before the race. Nanja cursed her decision to stay in Kruschar instead of trusting that she would find the rebels by other means. She should have followed Sitaki’s instincts. Now she could see how to get rid of the councilman.
Margoro didn’t even bother to exchange courtesies. “I want to have him!” He offered her a casket of precious black pearls and a pouch of gold coins, the money of T
