KURIN’S FOLLY : World of Sea : Part 5 of 15
KURIN’S FOLLY
Part 5
by
De Writer (Glen Ten-Eyck)
23,699 words
© 2020 by Glen Ten-Eyck
writing begun 2006
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Alor looked about the room tiredly. “We have to find a resolution to all of these complaints. We could take each one separately, and be here until the ship wears out, or separate the complaints by issue and deal with them that way. Let us vote. Those for separation?”
The Council sat, everybody looking at all of the sheets. No hands raised.
“By issues?”
All of the hands went up.
Kurin nodded assent and said, “To begin: Slandering Master Selkid’s tools and skill. Twelve complaints, five from the Master’s Council, three from the keepers of booths near to the Grandalor’s who overheard and were incensed, the last four were from Captains who relayed complaints from the Masters and officers of their ships. Every complaint names only one individual. Master Juris.”
Kurin paused, thought for a bit and then said, “Actually, though the issues range from false accusations of theft, simple slander, deliberate disturbance of trade, loss of revenue by disturbance causing custom to leave or avoid booths, Motions in the Master’s Council to dismiss Grandalor Masters, Motions in the Master’s Council to cancel my children’s toy contract for pre-apprenticeship…”
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