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Gwen floated in the water next to Ian. He had something on his mind. Ian had asked Duvine too many exploratory questions for it not to be the case.
“Are we here to swim, or are you going to tell me what’s on your mind?” Gwen finally asked.
“I can’t fool you, can I?”
“You just heard disturbing news about Njamba less than an hour ago. I doubt you’d want to take a dip unless you wanted to talk without being overheard.”
“We seem to be in the middle of a war that doesn’t belong to us. What do you think about pinning Duvine against the others?”
“How?”
“From what Duvine said, it sounds as if everyone thinks the diamonds are still in Sierra Leone. They’ll make life intolerable for Njamba until they find me or the diamonds. Why don’t we let them know where they can find both?”
“They’ll c
