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"It’s nothing" I turned to stare out theagain The ocean had lost so murmured, but he didn’t push it

I usedI’d never done or ever drea slip his feet into the slots for his feet on the snowboard and go skiile as he e of his board

The ones who’d rented the equipivenazed down the side of the , I hopped to the edge, turned my skis and let myself drop over the side

My ankles were unprepared That was the excuse I gave to Teeg, as laughing when I reached the bottom of the slope I’d fallen at least six tiet the hang of this" We took the lift back up the ain He ive itteased as I returned s felt as if they were made of rubber as alked out of the rental hut "Next ti" Those words almost had me stopped in my tracks

"I don’t swi probably did too "Well," I a the suit--I have knobby knees"

"Ninety-pound weakling?" Teeg grinned again I didn’t understand the phrase "Never mind," he chuckled "That joke is a lot older than you"

"Thanks for inviting me," I said e climbed off the shuttle later

"I’ll walk you back to The San Gerxon," he offered That was the name of Arvil’s casino--The San Gerxon I knew I should refuse--any young man would have done so I didn’t, and I hoped it wouldn’t bring me harm later on

"I’ll see you tomorroe’ll finish up those base cabinets Then I’ll get the stone cutters out to takepromised as I reached for the door to slip inside the casino I thought Iback to ain tomorrow," I said

"That’s fine; I’ll be there before you leave" Teeg sounded so confident I wished I had a fraction of his confidence I felt as if I walked a knife’s edge every moment I spent inside Arvil’s palace After I’d seen his assistant burn with nobody to even care that a man had died, well--I had truly seen why Campiaa had the reputation it did

"Don’t think about that," Teeg watched my face carefully "That’s why I invited you out today--to get it out of yourturned away and jogged down the steps leading to the casino I wished I could forget The poor man’s screalad to see me, I think Xiri was tall and thin, and with the tall hat he wore as night cook, he looked even taller and thinner He had reddish-brown hair that curled around the edges of his hat,hireeting, he uest Wilffin," one of the assistants infor

Xiri cursed softly and let o

"He is very difficult to please," the assistant explained as Xiri turned toward the pastry prep area

"Then let’s give hi six senerous portion of the oxberry puff tart with sweet cream

"Noe sit back and wait for the complaints," Xiri fanned hio back--I went up the ry now," I smiled at Xiri "Some people are impossible to please Just re the misery of others Don’t let them win" I patted Xiri’s arm and left the kitchen It was advice I should take for myself, but it was so hard at ti the keeper when I trudged down the hall toward my small bedroom It did have a decent bed, its own bath attached and a tiny closet There wasn’t le" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>