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“Oh, what an unfortunate pity. I guess you’ll be staying at least for lunch, then?”
"Aye, that I will," said Falco, taking another draw on his pipe. "But I've been having second thoughts. Traveling alone ain't wise, even now with the king's peace. Outlaws and ruffians don't truck with the king's peace, or anyone else's but their own, if you take my meaning, and I don't want to fall in with any such, mark my words."
"Does that mean you'll be staying a while past lunch?" Thornden asked.
"Aye, most like a bit past lunch, like a few days maybe. I'll need to find out if anyone's going west and north so's I can tag along, if they'll have me."
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