DeSade, Henry said confidently. Not if Theoscarrying a real weapon.The men of theDauntless disembarked quietly and with as much circumspectionas possible. Once again, to Henrys chagrin, Dooley tagged alongwith Theo and George. George wore a jacket around his shoulders tomake the sling supporting his injured left arm less noticeable. Theohad wanted to leave him behind to rest, but George had arguedconvincingly that he was often more successful than Theo in ferretingout information.Three hours later ina dockside tavern, Theos pockets lighter by a few pieces ofsilver, they had made a host of new friends and learned a little moreabout the Order of the Red Eye. The Ruthless had indeed beenin port overnight, leaving just hours before the Dauntlessmade landfall. Cloaked men from the Ruthless had been seenstealing up from the waterfront and climbing the hill to a forbiddingmansion where mysterious lights flickered in the dead of night andhooded figures could be seen furtively scuttling in and out at thegate. A local boy, a lad called Sneed, offered to show them the wayto the mansion, should they want to see it for themselves.Surmising that thisominous edifice was the Orders lair, Theo put on the deadhenchmans robe, picked up the ceremonial dagger and prepared tomake the journey. George wanted to go with him, of course, but Theoordered himhe actually ordered himto stay behind, whileDooley went in his place.I cant believethis! Henry felt furious on Georges behalf. Dooley isno replacement for George!But George isinjured, Henry. He cant fight.Henry heard thesense of this but didnt care. He didnt like Dooley, and hedidnt like Dooley supplanting George in the least. He suspectedthe author was enamored of the Dooley character for some unknowablereason, and had written the injury for George specifically to letDooley get closer to Theo. He suggested this to Martin, who had noconvincing counter-argument.Lets just waitand see. Dont you want to know what happens next anyway?With Theo disguisedas an Order member and Dooley as his captive, they approached themansion under cover of darkness. Leon and Boot remained with Sneed inthe shadowy lane outside the mansions high wall while Theo andDooley approached the imposing front door. If theyd had any doubtsthey were in the right place, those were put to rest by a stainedglass transom displaying a bloody-red eye.You know yourpart? Theo asked. Youre prepared to do what needs doing?I know it, sir.Martin didnt have a Dooley voice but just used his own with aparticularly uninspired inflection to show his disdain for thecharacter, which Henry suspected he might be doing for Henrysbenefit. Im brave, sir, dont doubt it.Theo knocked and thedoor was opened by a cadaverous butler whose throat was disfigured bythe scarring of an excised mark and a newer tattoo, a red eye. Thecombination of Theos robe and the ceremonial dagger was enough togain them entry.This one escapedDeSade just four days ago, Theo explained, jerking Dooley forwardby his elbow, and Dooley looked appropriately surly. I hoped Iwould catch up to him here and could deliver the prisoner in person.The Doctor hasheaded for the Refuge, Sir, Martin explained in the butlersraspy, cobwebbed voice. We are in a state