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The Mist and the Lightning. Part I
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"You've discarded Toby," Lis snorted, "and the street is nearly Bey's all the same."
"We'll see!"
"Nothing to see here," Tol muttered.
"What else?" Lis pointed at the remaining envelopes.
"Same shit," Orel pushed his mail away. "Traders side with Bey, they choose him over me."
"They don't trust you any more," Enriki said to Orel.
"He coerces them," Orel looked down and paused. "I don't know how but I won't let him have the street," he said at last.
"You're saying it for two months and what?" Tol mumbled.
"Fine, what do you suggest? We'll give him one street, then another and what?"
"We'll have our streets in the Upper City left, he won't be able to take them anyway," Lis said.
"The Lower City is giving me thrice what the Upper does! I have six hundred slaves I have to feed! A half of them are women and children, what should I do to them, sell them?"
"Don't panic. How many soldiers do we have?"
"Not many. Look, Enriki, can you get Squint-Eye out of prison at last? Squint-Eye can bring us mercenaries from the west."
"I'm trying, Arel, but the king controls everything, he keeps his eye on him, I can't do anything. But I'm trying, really!"
"We are so fucked," Orel said.
"Bring your people from the east," Lis suggested.
"Right. There are already five of my people against ten Reds there! If we lose my lands in the east, we're finished."
"We can take Squint-Eye's people even without him," Tol said.
"Do you think it's so easy?" Orel shrugged.
"He can write an order and pass it to us."
"His father and elder brother don't care shit about his orders. While he is in prison, they use his best lands."
"We can kill them."
Orel laughed.
"And what are you going to tell Squint-Eye? Hello, we killed your family because they didn't let us take your people?"
"Maybe he'll be glad."
"Sure!"
"He can write them to give us people," Tol didn't give up.
"We need to get Squint-Eye out, that's all," Orel looked at Enriki significantly.
"I won't be able to do it sooner than in a month, in the best case," Enriki looked down.
"He's there for a year, already!" Orel shouted.
"What can I do? They can keep him there for life! Maybe you can take his place, Arel, and he goes free."
"So, you really can get him out."
"Exchanging him for you – yes, I can."
"Well, thank you," Orel looked at him in disgust.
Someone knocked the door softly.
"Who's there?"
The owner entered the room.
"Master Vil Luven and other masters from the third street have come to see you."
"I know, I know! Tell them I'm busy, I'm dealing with the problem, all right?"
"Yes, my lord," the owner left hastily.
"They are going to keep complaining and ask to protect them from Bey," Lis said. "They won't leave you alone until you do something."
"Yes, I know but what can I do?"
"Let's negotiate with Bey and give him a half of the street," Enriki suggested. "It'll give us a break, I'll have time to get Squint-Eye out, we'll find people and…"
"And then," Orel continued for him, "we'll get our half of the street back, and everything starts again from the beginning but we'll have only half of people left."
"Then I don't know," Enriki spread his arms.
"Any other suggestions? Hey? Where are you, my friends? Help me!"
Everyone kept silent musing.
"Nik, are you restored?" Orel slightly pushed Nikto's shoulder.
"Yes."
"Do you have any suggestions?"
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