Chapter Thirty
The Predator
Duvät closed his eyes and scanned the campsite. Three people remained. Tam was at the hearth, preparing another experimental dish with the local fruits, Arko was in the work tent assessing what was left of their supplies, and Lind was with Arko, asking him for extra supplies to take to the healers, wherever they were. It didn’t matter to him so long as he could get to the beaching shore undetected. Even though there had been no fresh waves of sea-worms wiggling up the sands for some time now, the thought of a missed opportunity spurred him to keep checking.
He pulled a bag of eyes from his pocket and jiggled the contents again. To him, the rainbow light shone like coins – rich golden imperials. He now had fifteen bags of high-quality gems stowed in Qalān and
