Editing Midnight RPG - Chapter 29.782 (section)

==Durgaz==

''Durgaz looks down at the man's extended hand. Clearly he was not expecting the man to be so amenable to his request; his perception of the nature of these pirates, in particular, had led him to expect more resistance. Perhaps threats were not necessary, although it is the only form of diplomacy he knows. On the other hand, maybe the Sarcosan simply wants to occupy his hand, the better to drive a knife into his ribs while he cannot swing his vardatch. Sarcosans are, after all, an untrustworthy lot.''

''But maybe not. He takes the Khalim's hand, shaking it awkwardly.''

"You speak like an honorable man, Sarcosan. Perhaps I did misjudge you. It is ... good to know that you would have taken action to care for the families of the dead. It is more than I expected of you."

"I did not need to threaten you, I suppose. I have encountered many reluctant to act outside of their own interests unless they had reason to fear for their lives."

''He pauses, staring out into the darkness, maybe at something Khalim's human eyes cannot see, and maybe at nothing. Khalim gets the distinct impression that there is something like an apology buried in here somewhere ... although not in so many words, for the Orcish tongue has no words with which to make one, and to do so in another language would still be culturally construed as an act of surrender, of weakness.''

"The man who sought to sell you all out to the Shadow had some sort of hiding spot based beneath that island, there, in the center of the water." ''Durgaz motions at the blinking red eye of the lighthouse.'' "There may be other items of value there. I do not know. Take them too, if you want, and if you would give some of those rewards to the families of the fallen as well, I would ... appreciate it."