Chapter 6: The Market

In which Bajo, while buying snacks, gets a bad feeling.

With late summer harvest in full swing, the halls of The Wells were packed with workers and merchants, and the crowds caused Bajo to wonder if wandering the halls with Ophir was an unnecessary security risk. The Wells were hardly a hub of espionage and violence, though anonymity still seemed wise. But Bajo couldn’t well leave Ophir alone, so he focused …