He had been positively glad when she decided to take ship away from sanctuary after that unpleasant episode involving an enchanted scroll, treachery on the part of a trusted officer, and an attempt to assassinate the prince. And once he moved it to kyoto, the japanese government would not be about to let anyone repossess something that one of their heavyweight citizens had shelled out hard yen.
Roo had overestimated the time left before the invaders reached krondor, and now he watched as his employees evacuated his businesses.
Quite brief, simeon thought, but did not say.