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SOON, THE FIELDS of green leaves became denser and the waterways more crowded with boats, and then the houses of the island passed underneath.
When the craft landed at the airport, a couple of guards were waiting for them and took the prisoner off their hands. He’d gone quiet and looked defeated, like a convicted man waiting for punishment. She wondered what sort of interrogation techniques Barresh used. At Hedron, there were a couple of guards who specialised in getting answers out of people. Izramith had watched their interviews sometimes. They never touched anyone, but had twisted ways with words that managed to break their spirits enough to make them spill their story. Izramith stood in awe of those women. Who needed torture when those people existed?
A couple of guards helped un
