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Goddae direction--

The pair of humans or slayers or whatever they were turned and walked back in the direction they had co the corner

As John Matthew elbowed her, she nodded at him

And the hunt was on

--

As Saxton concluded his presentation to the King, he fell silent and waited with patience for the response

The Audience Roo room, was empty but for the two of them, the setup of armchairs by the fire vacant, and so, too, the lineup of extra seats that could be brought into a circle as needed Off to the side, the desk that Saxton used was ready for the night, his orderly row of folders, a legal pad, and several of his pens everything he needed

Wrath paced around the empty space, the footfalls of his shitkickers h to carpet a Target parking lot George, his seeing-eye dog, was off halter, but still on the clock, the golden retriever following at his le ears cocked and at an angle as if he ondering if he needed to intervene in the event the course changed

"Can’t we just kill the developers who are harassing that old female," Wrath muttered as he stopped under a crystal chandelier that could have doubled as a galaxy "Iefficient"

Yes, Saxton thought He’d assu was co theh it was ain, Wrath didn’t particularly care for huh his Queen had their blood in her And actually, the first couple of times this kind of expedient solution to a Ho, Saxton had waffled on whether it was a joke Then he’d been dumbfounded to have to talk the male out of it

Now, this was old hat

"There is merit to that, certainly" Saxton bowed in spite of the fact that Wrath couldn’t see him "But perhaps my Lord would consider, at least initially, awith more diplomacy, and fewer bullets"

"You are such a buzzkill" But Wrath smiled "My mahmen and father would have approved of you They were peacekeepers, too"

"In this instance, it is not for peace, but rather a lack of cooal"

"Fine What do you want to do?"

"I thought perhaps I would go out and talk to the feard to ownership in the human world And then thereafter, I would intercede on her behalf with the huet the winterti here as there is plenty of darkness"

"I don’t want you out there alone"

"We have no indication these huerous And besides, I have lived quite readily without--"

"I’ this noise in the background" When Saxton fell quiet, Wrath nodded "Yeah, I didn’t think you were going to argue with me You and Abalone are the only outsiders I trust hat I’ the dice with your life Aside from the fact that I can actually stand to be around you ten hours a night, every night--which is a fucking miracle--there is the pesky detail that you knohat the fuck you’re doing"

Saxton bowed again "You are ree with you about the hazard Ito do as I say" Wrath clapped his hands "Great I love it e agree like this"

Saxton blinked And then cleared his throat "Yes, my Lord Of course" He paused to choose his words with care "I would just like to note, however, that the Brotherhood and the trainees are best used for guarding you here and being out in the field don And if they’re not on rotation, they are taking a much needed break for recovery In ter me is of very low priority"

There was a brief silence "I knoill do it And we’re finished with this, you and I"