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"I'm looking for a man named Pharod," my jaw snapped shut the moment<br />

the name slipped.<br />

The tension in the room suddenly rose, and Sharegrave's glare sharpened <strong>to</strong><br />

a razor's edge. His lips were tight as he spoke "Now, what a funny thing <strong>to</strong><br />

<strong>be</strong> asking about. What <strong>do</strong> you want <strong>to</strong> know about old blood Pharod for?"<br />

I could see Morte floating <strong>to</strong>wards the <strong>do</strong>or. Might as well <strong>be</strong> honest, "He<br />

has some things <strong>of</strong> mine, and I want them back."<br />

Sharegrave was silent for a moment, then cracked a smile. "He steals from<br />

us all, <strong>do</strong>esn't he, whether we're living or dead?" He chuckled.<br />

Morte was still edging away. I fixed my gaze on Sharegrave, though, "What<br />

<strong>do</strong> you mean?"<br />

"Our main source <strong>of</strong>... living... around here is the dead. You follow?"<br />

I nodded, "You're a Collec<strong>to</strong>r."<br />

"Aye, that's right." He looked at me as if he was considering something.<br />

"Now, there's only so many deaders at any one time. My bloods and I can<br />

only gather so many. If somebody else is gathering deaders, that's that much<br />

less jink that goes in<strong>to</strong> our pockets."<br />

"I heard that he's <strong>be</strong>en finding quite a few bodies."<br />

Sharegrave nodded, "The rub is that that he's found a mother-lode <strong>of</strong> them.<br />

Now, I haven't heard <strong>of</strong> any massacres in Sigil." He frowns, tapping at his<br />

chin. "So I'm quite interested in knowing where all the deaders are coming<br />

from."<br />

"I could find out for you, if you'd like," I <strong>of</strong>fered cheerily.<br />

He raised an eyebrow, "Oh, aye? And how would you <strong>do</strong> that?"<br />

"All I need <strong>to</strong> <strong>do</strong> is find him. Let me worry about the rest," I shrugged.<br />

"Hmm. Heh. You got it; I'll even give you one hundred copper commons for<br />

your trouble. Go up on the platforms, follow them <strong>to</strong> the North and West,<br />

and you'll come <strong>to</strong> a gate that leads <strong>to</strong> Pharod's bolt-hole. Getting in and<br />

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