An Evil Eye

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Kadri landed safely on the cobbles, and at once drew back into the shadow of the wall.

He needed to find Yashim. If Yashim had gone home…

He bit his lip. Yashim lived far away, in Balat, across the Golden Horn.

He crept to the front of the residency and looked around. He could not quite see the front door. If someone was watching…

He doubled back, and left the compound through the courtyard at the back, making no noise.

Out on the street he ran, weaving from doorway to doorway, keeping to the darkest shadows.

He did not want to run into the stranger he had heard on the stairs.