"Any good soldier gets those feelings from time to time. It helps keep us alive."
Kalmyk could sense that there was more to the story. Flindra wasn't lying, she just wasn't telling everything. He didn't want to accuse her of anything in front of the men. He would save it for a later time. Besides, he had more important things to worry about.
"At least we know that Bhrag is up to something in this swamp and I intend to find out what it is. I can't imagine that this place has any strategic value," Kalmyk said as he pulled on his mustache. "Leitho, let's take another look at those charts."
The maps were quickly produced. Kalmyk and Leitho bent over to study them.
While they looked at the maps, Flindra had time to reflect on what had just happened. Even without Rigga's help, she had sensed Kalmyk's disbelief in her story. He had perceived that she was concealing information about the orb and she guessed that he had merely postponed his interrogation until later. Flindra was deeply concerned since she knew she couldn't tell him the truth without revealing her identity. What was she to do?
Her thoughts were interrupted by one of the Rangers who handed her a cup of wine. "Drink this, it will make you feel better," he whispered.
She looked at him and smiled. "Thanks Ilgen," she whispered back.
He winked at her and walked away. Ilgen was reassuring her. Flindra remembered Leitho's words about how they were all in this together. She just hoped she could stay with the Rangers and that Kalmyk wouldn't send her away.
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