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"But I--"

"Not one ot it? This isn’t the Convent and it’s not the Seers Fortress We have all the liberty in the world around here, which means we have to be civilized So for starters, just keep the fuck away from the warriors who are mated with their brehs and you and I will do just fine"

Marguerite shifted her gaze between Medichi and Jean-Pierre "So these two are spoken for?"

"Yes"

At that, however, Thorne turned back to Marguerite If ever a o had just been flattened into the flattest point on the face of the goddaht now Worse, Marguerite didn’t even seeed the question, what the hell rong with this scarlet variety of obsidian fla led up with a horn dog feoody! More fun tiuerite dropped down into her seat and started to examine her nails "Fine," she said "No mated warriors Whatever"

"Fine," Endelle said

She finally set Parisa on her feet, but held her pinned against her side Parisa’s face was dark red but it wasn’t from embarrassment Whatever had just happened had tripped so in her wo doithout, apparently, a battle to the death over this one "You gonna be good for aze

But Parisa was breathing hard and glared at Marguerite

Endelle looked at Medichi, wondering how the hell this warrior was taking everything But the moment she saw the look on his face, his eyes at half-mast as he watched Parisa, and the flush on his cheeks, and his lips actually swollen with lust, she kne to resolve the whole situation "Medichi, I think you’d better take Parisa to your villa … right now"

"Oh, yeah" His voice rolled through the rooravel to the timbre as Thorne employed

The sound of his voice, however, had a very powerful effect on Parisa She jerked her head in his direction and her body stilled, then relaxed Endelle wasn’t sure, but she thought Parisa e"

Medichi crossed the few feet that separated him from his woman, pulled her into his arms, and kissed her, a demonstration of interest that honest-to-God sent shivers down all of Endelle’s wing-locks The couple vanished, and the tension in the room just fell away

Jean-Pierre said, "If you do not have need of me, I believe I will excuse myself I wish to speak with Seriffe"

"I’ll send Fiona to you e’re finished here"

He nodded He leaned down and kissed Fiona as well, but he didn’t just put his lips to hers; he settled his hand on her face as well, which one

Endelle waved Fiona forward and told Thorne to take a chill-pill Thorne retired once more to the east

To Fiona, she said, "I believe you know Marguerite, but you haven’tto behave for hed "Yes, of course I didn’t quite have the sauerite--"Parisa hasn’t had the advantage of having Marguerite pull her ass out of the fire a couple of tiot one h"

In thethe union of body, nificant as the act itself But then all life-altering decisions areon a precipice

Only the view is different

--Treatise on Ascension, by Philippe Reynard

Chapter 22

As Fiona old of her obsidian flanition of a kindred power

Marguerite’s brows rose "Do you feel that?"

Fiona nodded

Endelle looked frouerite "Feel what?"

"A connection," Fiona said "Obsidian connection"