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"Supply and deed "Deal"

Stil dropped his hands and blinked in surprise "You agree so easily?"

"I don’t plan to have children"

"I see"

"Does that cancel out the negotiation?"

"No It will be my own fault if I never collecthis ponytail over his shoulder "Just see that you re around hi wheel

"Of course"

"You’ll need to remove the…items you carry under your clothes," Still called over his shoulder "We will beswiftly, and I’m not certain hoell you can sprint with a hand axe secured somewhere in your skirt"

"I suppose so," Geoods in, I have a bag I can lend you That cloak won’t do either, but we’ll have to wait until we reach ive you a different one I haven’t any on me at the moment"

"I’m fine," Gemma said

Stil snorted "You are as fine as a winter pony heading to the desert You need to be better equipped"

"Your prices are too high for ive you a second-and third-born child for a cape and a bag"

"Don’t be silly," Stil said "The first one is the only one I should need toyou things--like bags and capes--doesn’t involveGehly the size of her hand

"I’," she said

"That one should fit all of your things It’s charht"

"Try putting things inside it, and you’ll see what Iit to the spinning wheel’s distaff

Gemma rolled up the sleeve of her brown Lovland uniforeon--and slid out the dull butter-knife that was hooked on her cuff

She dropped the knife into the silk bag, and was surprised when the knife--which was taller than the bag was long--disappeared inside

"See? Char the axe?" Stil asked with a sly smirk He tilted his head and swept his eyes up and down Genored the question and circled behind a flax pile to finish disarawked at