The first boat had been lost twice.
Drake found both claims before the clerk finished arranging them. Same hull. Same escape. Different households seeking the amount.
“There,” he said.
Edda turned the second sheet around.
“One owned it. One lent for its repair.”
“So the same loss is counted twice.”
“Possibly. We check the loan before we total it.”
He liked that answer less when she applied it to the next amount he challenged.
