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"I’htical leftover fro orphaned as a baby I don’t re I was around hatever happened to them happened I think some of it must stem from that" It was crap, of course, but for a ti theory Maybe Ty would buy it

"Ah Very analytical of you," Ty replied

Then again, maybe not

He reh the motion was reluctant, and he ski thee of the couch, his hip pressing against her own, and it seemed she could feel the sensation froh her entire body

It was, at least, a distraction fro she had any interest in canvassing with hiht with its own sort of danger

"Yeah, I’hts," Lily said wryly She pushed her hair away from her face with one hand and sed a yawn It suddenly occurred to her that he’d said so the day

"So, what, no tying my hands today?" she asked

He shook his head "I’d rather your hands be free if we need to make a quick exit It’s not safe here I’ht had a little so at Mabon"

Lily nodded, reht "Dah just that siht summon him out of thin air And fro wasn’t so far-fetched

"I would assume We didn’t have any time to talk to Anura, and I’ed to avoid hiht that sars can’t be choosers In any case, we’ll have to be very careful while we’re here I don’t want to stay any longer than we need to, but…" He trailed off and turned his head away, frowning

"But?" she proht"

She heard the bewildered at her She wasn’t familiar with his world and couldn’t say shein it for a long tis were in a state of flux

"I was sent to look for you because of the attacks Si her when he kept talking But he seemed to need to, and she didn’t interrupt, just nodded She wasn’t sure he was really talking to her, anyway, so s out for himself

"But then it wasn’t si in the boonies for nearly a year, too busy to get involved with the usual dynasty bullshit I find you, and you’re… not what I expected We’ve got the Shades after us, courtesy of whoever wants to decimate the Ptolemy And now I find out that not only is the da it awfully hard for anyone else to feel sorry for the the Dracul this way It’s easy to suspect them, but I was under the impression that Arsinöe actually wanted proof before they incited a bloody war"

He gave a frustrated groan and shoved his head in his hands Lily watched hi over what he’d said Some of it was new to her: he hadn’t mentioned these Dracul before as the suspected source of the trouble

"I’ve been cut out completely," he said "And hell if I knohat to do about it"

"Why theo after the Ptolemy?"

Ty scrubbed at his face with his hands, then looked at her He looked tired Appealingly tired She tried not to notice