all set to dump your kit back in the caravanserai. I put it on to the packhorse. Then when you took S’kith as well he was worried as well as mad. Don’t do it again!”
“I don’t believe this stuff. He’s Cru, for heaven’s sake. Why would he send Bey with me if he thought I’d get killed?” Keilin said, doubt in his voice.
“Beywulf had orders to give you away, maybe, or even to kill you . . . or Cap didn’t trust you on your own. I don’t know. All I know is he wasn’t expecting you back. He can afford to lose one ‘psionic’ as he calls us. And you were supposed to be an example to the rest of us. ‘We’d better do things his way or else.’ Look, just be cautious, and step carefully around him. If you need to get him to do something, let him think it was his idea. Tell him how clever he was to think of it. He doesn’t mind then, as long as he gets all the credit,” she said.
“Okay. I’ll try. But I’m a terrible liar,” he promised.
“Then keep your big mouth shut. You only open it to change feet anyway.