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"Yeah Probably" Gideon glanced toward their e "Doesn’t seean’s tone was that of a field colonel, de an answer or there would be hell to pay

But Gideon was more comfortable with that than circuitous chitchat

"Whatever it is thata very hard ti it, but I caught it a little while ago She’s been having panic attacks all along, and thosefrequency of the seizures and bloodlust Stress ood"

"She always has been," Daegan grumbled "It’s very difficult to tell when she is truly upset, until it’s too late"

"Particularly in this case," Gideon agreed so at her worse than anything She can tell they’re getting worse, and that an eleive her back so she can use as an anchor against all the rest, I think she’ll break her own mind before the bad blood does it for her" He shifted

"The flip side is, if we give her that, I think she’s strong enough to handle anything I just don’t knohat’ll do that for her"

So that apparently startled hih to disrupt his typically inscrutable expression Gideon cocked his head "I ring a bell?"

"Perhaps Give me a few moments to consider it" The va the furniture, his duster pooling around hi; then he saw a huan’sI believe, oddly enough, you are best suited to provide, Gideon So ill have to consider an alternative"

"What do you an lifted a brow, tilting his head up "Such heroic declarations are usually less bullshit, va Fu David Carradine Grasshopper crap hits the s, what could break her is also the key to what could save her She is an incomparable Mistress, Gideon Very focused You said it yourself If we give her so that can’t be taken away from her, itsay it?"

"Fine" Daegan rose "Let her make you her servant Let her into your head" The words hit his brainpan, but they had to sizzle and burn before they penetrated Gideon stared at hih" Daegan gave him an even look "A new vampire doesn’t usually take a full servant for hts, and not plumb the servant’s mind too deeply In Anwyn’s case, because of the poison in her sire’s blood, I believe she needs someone immediately You already anticipate her attacks, and with a mind connection, you could help her with bouts of erratic behavior that may continue past the bloodlust transition"

"So you wantfor the disabled"

"If you like She has many collars here I suspect you like rhinestones"

"I suspect you can fuck off"

Daegan’s look beca Gideon was about to cross a lineGood He liked to see it clearly when he stepped over it "I’ any vampire’s slave, not now, not ever," he said e as you see it that way, I believe you," Daegan agreed "But I know you’d lay down your life for any woman in need This is no different A servant is not only functional A thirdknocks a vath to steady the boat"