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“Don’t bother,” Annja said, missing the quick flicker of surprise that flashed across Davenport’s face when she didn’t even glance up from her drink.

“Why not?” he asked.

“Because he more than likely didn’t have one.”

Davenport sat back and watched her for a moment. “What if I told you that the Mongols did build a secret tomb for their Great Khan? That they filled it with an amazingly diverse treasure trove, loot from the hundreds of cultures he conquered? And what if I said I had in my possession the journal of a man who had intimate details of the burial process and a map to the location?”

Annja smiled. “I’d say you better hire someone to authenticate the map and the writings pretty darn quick. Hell, I’d be happy to do it for you myself just to prove to you the ridiculousness of the very idea.”

Davenport nodded. “Good. You can start first thing in the morning.”

Annja stared at him blankly for a moment, and then it dawned on her that she had been neatly led right where Davenport wanted her to go.