Storo Matash is the captain of a company of saboteurs in the Quon Talian city of Li Heng. They are enjoying a night off at their billet, the Rod and Sceptre inn. While Storo drinks, Hurl, Sunny, and Shaky play cards. Three Malazan soldiers from the local garrison enter the inn's common room and one comes over to the saboteurs' table. He is Harmin Els D'Shil, an officer. Harmin recognizes Storo from the Empire's campaigns in Genabackis and expresses his regret that a hero has fallen so low as to dig dirt and pile rocks like a criminal.
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| - Storo Matash is the captain of a company of saboteurs in the Quon Talian city of Li Heng. They are enjoying a night off at their billet, the Rod and Sceptre inn. While Storo drinks, Hurl, Sunny, and Shaky play cards. Three Malazan soldiers from the local garrison enter the inn's common room and one comes over to the saboteurs' table. He is Harmin Els D'Shil, an officer. Harmin recognizes Storo from the Empire's campaigns in Genabackis and expresses his regret that a hero has fallen so low as to dig dirt and pile rocks like a criminal.
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| - Storo Matash is the captain of a company of saboteurs in the Quon Talian city of Li Heng. They are enjoying a night off at their billet, the Rod and Sceptre inn. While Storo drinks, Hurl, Sunny, and Shaky play cards. Three Malazan soldiers from the local garrison enter the inn's common room and one comes over to the saboteurs' table. He is Harmin Els D'Shil, an officer. Harmin recognizes Storo from the Empire's campaigns in Genabackis and expresses his regret that a hero has fallen so low as to dig dirt and pile rocks like a criminal. Harmin asks Storo to tell him the story of the time he killed an Avowed of the Crimson Guard. Harmin has a special interest because he is a cousin of the D'Avore family that founded the Guard. Storo explains that his squad was assigned to take a tower manned by the Guard in Owndos. They waited until most of the Guard left on patrol and then brought down the tower with Moranth munitions. Even after the tower collapsed on the sole remaining Guard, it was still a difficult thing to kill her. The squad's Barghast riddled her with javelins and Storo delivered the final blows to remove her head. Later he learned her name was Sarafa Lenesh. Harmin is disgusted at the dishonour of the killing, but passes a message to Storo from Fist Rheena, Li Heng's military governor. Once Harmin leaves, Storo reveals that the message is encoded. It is from an old acquaintance seeking a meeting, a man he knew when he was young and thought long since dead.
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