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So at a Red Moon house and providing services as a whore, which had been her other profession--until her recently acquired ot into her bed from now on had better be there for her pleasure or he would live just long enough to regret using his cock So that endedthat career All right, she’d already walked away from that part of her life even before she ca to betold she was retired

Beco aware of the silence, she turned away fro at her

"You kill people?" the youngest girl asked

"I was an assassin," Surreal replied cheerfully "And a daht have been a little more than they needed to know," Rainier said

Since they were looking at her the way a rabbit looks at a wolf, Rainier was probably right On the other hand, they would probably want to stay away fro the tour, and that was all right too

Then she looked at Rainier His expression strongly suggested that she soften her statement

"But I’m retired now," Surreal said "I don’t kill people anymore"At least, not for money "I’m Lady Surreal, and this is Prince Rainier"

"Those are funny names," the oldest boy said

"Really?" Rainier sounded like he was gritting his teeth hard enough to break a few

"You were the one who invited the look from Rainier before she focused on the children "So who are you?"

The oldest boy, the one she’d labeled the dominant cock, was Kester His friend was Trist The other boys were Haywood, as called Henn for reasons she didn’t understand, and Trout, whose face reddened when the other boys sneered at hiave her a polite bow nonetheless

The bitch was naest girl was Sage

"Is it common for landens to name their children after foods and spices?" Surreal asked Rainier

"I don’t know Maybe their ry when they had to choose a na about their na"

A door slammed The house shuddered

"I’ll check," Surreal said, crossing the rooht way if she needed to call in her stiletto But when she reached the sitting room doorway, there was only the caretaker in the hallway, turning away from the closed front door

"So discourteous," he muttered as he walked past her "Sodisobedient Not what I expected"

"When does this tour begin?" Surreal asked him

He didn’t stop, didn’t turn "Find the first clue, and you’ll knohat to do," he snapped He slah a door at the end of the hallway

She was trying to be tolerant of this place because it was Jaenelle and Marian’s idea, but she was going to talk to them about that little bastard Perfor Bloodof Blood ?" Rainier asked as he stepped into the sitting roo to check for late arrivals," Surreal said "You look for the first clue Itroom, since ere directed there by that little piece of walking carrion"

"Surreal" Rainier tipped his head to indicate the children

She turned and gave hi up a step Then she yanked the front door open--and stared at the brick wall in front of her She reached out cautiously, sure her hand would pass through the illusion--or trigger soainst her palh the same door we entered" And now that the door was closed, that ser--anda few drops of her Birthright Green power, she created a ball of witchlight--and frowned as a gong sounded soht revealed a door under the stairs No obvious knob, but there had to be a latch that was easy enough to find and open Otherwise, the space would have no use

As she er

Yes, there was the latch,She shifted the witchlight so she could see inside as she opened the door and…

"Well, shit"