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Show who've clean forgot everything of BauerWorlde's civilization-save its knights and armor." "And those villains in the Eastern Kingdom!" Dr'Igor said heatedly, for the fact that Mother Earth saddled BauerWorlde with a prison ship fair drove him wild with resentment. "Though, 'tis true," he added, "they be not much worse than the rest." "Nay, if it please thee, good Dr'Igor, those in the Northern Kingdom be full gentlefolk, in the light of easterners, and the Desert Kingdom folk be full kindly. "Aye, thou hast seen how they live," said Dr'Igor, nodding his head. "And knowest well how they think. Thou art mayhap the only Doctor in the Commendiums who hast of a verity seen them, and that's why I wanted thee here, for thou canst be of inestimable help to myself." His chin went down and his eyes grew dark. "I've kept track of thine activities, thou seest," he said, stroking one of his mustaches. Janni raised her eyes to the roof beams, but Dr'Anya flushed like a maiden. "They are truly barbarians nevertheless, my dear," continued Dr'Igor. "They are not the few vacationing Commendium folk that the Bauercrats mark them down to be." "Aye, thou sayest t r u l y . . . ." "And there are fifty thousand of them out there, at the least count, not the one or two hundred registered as 'travelers' by the Governor." "Aye, worthy sir," put in Janni deferentially, "'twas my lady mother herself who conducted the census " And Dr'Anya threw her a warning look. "Aye, aye," said Dr'Igor in a rush, "thou sayest truly- But my point 209 |