3 — The Thief of Anakar

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With a sudden movement, he yanked the purse from the stranger’s belt and shoved him away in the same motion, sending the older man sprawling.​

He heard the clink of coins as the mouth of the purse flew open in his hurry and spewed gold across the cold stone of the alleyway.

There was no time to count how much he’d lost in his haste. The betrayal was hot in him, flaming like a leaping fire, and he…