"Well, the girl’s list has names that I didn’t have, and not just the bugger who got snatched in Cape Town. That’s not so surprising because obviously I can’t search the entire damned globe. What is crucial are the three names that I did find. Two of them were kidnappings, in Slovakia and Greece. Both elven mages, no corporate ties. No data on the kidnappers, no witnesses of any value, both vanished without trace. The third is Shakala, and he’s still alive. Reason one for going to Azania: he’s the best first-hand witness we’re going to get.