Sieghard
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Abdul hesitated, looking away and then back to Sieghard.
"My friend, I am not the Captain. I am just the quartermaster. You were put under Makeda's command." He made a helpless gesture. "If she says to stop your pay, your pay must be stopped. I cannot countermand her because you ask."
He paused, a cunning glint creeping into his eyes. "I could, perhaps, advance you a loan out of my own... personal funds. To tide your men over until their pay resumes." He raised his eyebrows at Sieghard. "But you understand, I would expect to be repaid in full."