CHAPTER 21
Treachery lives among us on a daily
bases, my child.
Expect it to raise its monstrous head
at any moment,
For surely as the sun will rise and set
so too will the vile sickness called
Treachery.
-FROM THE BOOK OF ST. ALBANS-
A few days after returning to Malagna I was asked by Jaxtra Malawei to meet privately with his father. It was, pilgrim, a memorable encounter. The Malawei baron was known for his indirect cunning and his love for gold. He was a baron who freely traded with both Dragon and human territories, but he outwardly expressed his distaste for anything human. Yet the leader of the Malawei was very astute in grabbing any opportunity or benefit which would enrich himself and his clan. Old, quarrelsome, and suspicious of all, nevertheless Juris Malawei was no foo
