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what you had to give up to do it. It must have been a difficult choice.”
    Roubris wasn’t ready to tell her that he had prayed to Iomedae there, at the end. He would have to deal with that surprising act on his own, at least for now. Instead, he just gave his most charming smile and said, “Not so difficult, my friend.”
    When Karatha turned back to the road, Roubris’s hand went to the leather pouch on his belt. The one that contained a handful of newly acquired, glistening jewels. He smiled even more broadly at the feel of them. A man in Roubris’s line of work needed to be fast on his feet as well as quick-witted. Fast enough to duck into a room and grab a handful of choice loot before closing a door.
    “Not so difficult,” he repeated.