A Way Out — James Turbett

A novella set in the World of Schemes and Sorcery. Zemir Kwlatas is a mercenary who makes his living performing unscrupulous jobs in the isolated city of Melxargena. Zemir has utilized his cutthroat skills to make a living in the wretched city that holds few prospects for men like him. Just when his life appears at a low, a sorcerer hires Zemir to help him leave the isolated city. The job is not one of the easier ones that Zemir has taken and matters are complicated when he discovers that the sorcerer is wanted by an aggressive crime syndicate. Zemir soon finds himself at a crossroads between leaving the low life that he has settled into and the risking his life for an unknown future.