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"Young master, we found the family trying to escape through the sewerage route."
Sekhmet asked, "How many?"
"Close to one hundred so far. Mostly women and children. Several of Dickoff's wives and concubines are here. His head wife is also here. She is Dickon's mother."
There was a short silence from the other side.
Raka waited.
Sekhmet's answer came without hesitation.
"Capture all of them."
Raka looked toward the children.
"Even the children?"
"Yes. Do not hurt them. Keep the family together and separate the guards or armed servants from them. Take them to the biggest warehouse of the iron house."
Raka replied, "Understood."
The communication ended.
Raka placed the stone away. He looked toward the crowd.
"You heard enough."
Several of the women had been close enough to hear Sekhmet's voice from the communication stone.
Fear moved through them again.
Dickoff's head wife stepped forward.
"What happened to my husband?"
Raka studied her for a moment.
