Possum, the Master of the Claw, prepares to watch the public execution of former High Fist Janul, self declared Tyrant of Delanss and member of the Old Guard. He wonders which of these two crimes is the cause for the gruesome spectacle to follow. As he waits he is startled to be addressed by a head spiked upon the square's wall. It claims to have a message for Possum: "They are returning. The death-cheaters. The defiers. All the withholders and arrogators. Ah--here comes one now." Up on the wall, the head laughs to itself.
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| - Possum, the Master of the Claw, prepares to watch the public execution of former High Fist Janul, self declared Tyrant of Delanss and member of the Old Guard. He wonders which of these two crimes is the cause for the gruesome spectacle to follow. As he waits he is startled to be addressed by a head spiked upon the square's wall. It claims to have a message for Possum: "They are returning. The death-cheaters. The defiers. All the withholders and arrogators. Ah--here comes one now." Up on the wall, the head laughs to itself.
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| - Possum, the Master of the Claw, prepares to watch the public execution of former High Fist Janul, self declared Tyrant of Delanss and member of the Old Guard. He wonders which of these two crimes is the cause for the gruesome spectacle to follow. As he waits he is startled to be addressed by a head spiked upon the square's wall. It claims to have a message for Possum: "They are returning. The death-cheaters. The defiers. All the withholders and arrogators. Ah--here comes one now." The head's message is interrupted by the arrival of Empress Laseen disguised as a servant. Laseen reminds Possum that they are in the crowd to find Janelle, the sister of Janul and another member of the Old Guard. She departs into the crowd as the drawn out execution begins. The head warns of the arrival of another Defier as Janelle appears before Possum. She surrenders to the assassin knowing it means her death, but dies on his knife knowing she has not given him any professional satisfaction. "You'll know what you have always known...that you are nothing more than...a fraud", she says as she dies. Possum is equal parts angered and impressed by Janelle's actions. Laseen returns, bodyguard in tow, seemingly quiet over the fate of her compatriot. She gives Possum a new assignment to look into reports of domestic disturbances in the provinces. What of the disappearances in the Imperial Warren he asks? Laseen declines, saying she will not send any more agents to their deaths. Laseen's thoughts turn back to her old friend and she expresses surprise that Janelle went so quietly. Up on the wall, the head laughs to itself.
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