I forged a nobleman's signature and borrowed - ( "without asking, because he'd say no, which is stealing" ) - his seal to persuade a merchant ship from Antiva to take a family as passengers.

( not much fun, really, but she's not sorry. only that it will make directly operating there's hard. )

Shems don't look close. Mostly they cannot tell one from another. If the shipping manifest hadn't turned up, for instance--

( she spreads her hands, invites conspiracy. elves gotta do. )