"Leave him be," Orel ordered. "Nikto, if you don"t want any more problems, answer my questions, okay?"

"Okay, okay! Ask your questions! I didn"t quit "water" to die like that, in front of a bunch of idiots who don"t even know what they want!"

"Easy, man!"

"I was set up!"

"I"ve never heard anyone speak Black like that," Enriki shook his head. "I barely can figure out what he says."

"He uses correct words," Lis said, "but what a nasty voice he has."

"What"s your name?"

"Again? Fuck! All right, all right! It"s Nik. Nik."

"How can you prove it?"

"People who know me can say."

"Where are you from?"

"I came to the city from the west."

"Did you live in the local outpost in the west, on the border with the lands of the Unclean?"

"Yes."

"Did you fight them?"

"Yes."

"What happened?"

"They captured me. They addicted me to black water. Since then I depend on them."

"Do you follow their orders?"

"Yes."