"Lady Vallon," Tiny said. "Let me formally thank you for providing refuge for my girls."
"The pleasure is all #mine," Rachel said. "And I think I know where you can go next."
"Oh?"
"My husband's club."
"Is it nearby?"
"Even better! There's a secret passage in the cellar."
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Rachel approached and offered Revin something.
"A collar & #lead? For Stinky? Thank you, Milady!"
"Why did you name him that?" she asked, as he fastened the collar.
"When I rescued him from the sewer, the girls said someone had to be named Stinky. It was him or me!"
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Grip found potatoes, onions, carrots, and a big ham in the root cellar. Using these, he prepared a giant pot of potato stew. Emma and Dexy helped out, serving and carrying bowls and cups around. Revin was relegated to a corner to keep Stinky from getting under #foot.
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"We need to prepare enough #food for twenty," Rachel said, rubbing her hands briskly.
"I can help," Grip said. "I'm used to preparing meals for a whole crew."
Rachel looked at Grip with surprise.
Tiny nudged Revin.
"Are the pyrotechnics cancelled? Or just postponed?"
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After they emerged, Revin tapped on a door while Grip replaced the manhole cover. He then turned & was brought face-to-face with Rachel, his former fiancee.
There was silence, but for the buzzing of #flies.
"Sorry," Revin said. "I didn't get a chance to warn you both."
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Revin couldn't reliably make strong towlines, but he had found he could just keep trying. After four tries, he made one to the manhole cover so strong that nobody would be able to lift it. But it would only last while he maintained it. He settled down with Stinky to wait.
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"You plan to #arm the girls?" Tiny asked.
"As a precaution, yes," Revin said. "Just in case. They should be prepared. And it will give them something to do."
"But who is going to train them?" she demanded.
"Me?"
"Bullshit! I was the infantryman. I'll train them on spear."
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As Revin returned to the book repository, he saw a small #animal struggling in the effluent. Then he heard it whimper.
"You're not a rat!" he said, springing into the flow. He scooped it up, held it to his chest, and struggled back out.
The puppy tried to lick his mouth.
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"The closest entrance to the #address is here," Revin said, indicating the plan he'd painstakingly mapped out. "But it requires traversing this open plaza."
"What about this one?" Tiny asked.
"That one," Revin replied, consulting his notes, "Is inside the guard barracks."
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