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"Yeah, but…" He shook his head "I h "And I’m Kara And you’re Idris"

He rolled his eyes "Whatever I just don’t want to see you get hurt" He glanced at rimaced "I mean, more than you already are"

"I’m at his mercy, Idris," I said quietly "He doesn’t need a reason to hurt o doithout at least the sehed "I don’t think I could be like you"

I snorted "Of course not You should be like you, but the best you you can be" I frowned "Not sure that et the idea"

"It kinda h his forehead puckered inHe moved to my side and held it out for reen contents It rerass but didn’t s, which surprised me I was certain Mzatal would find a way to ave"I should drink all of this?"

"As much as you can," he rumbled "Mzatal requested this a it down, then had to stop, nearly gagging Sah! That’s like drinking a diaper"

The reyza crouched "If you do not drink it, it will not help with the pain"

I didn’t even bother scowling This was another test or tored to chug the rest of it down The nasty shit had better kick the pain’s ass Shuddering, I handed the e back to Gestalass into ood Fuck Mzatal, I thought sourly What the hell was Idris doing with this asshole?

"If you’re here fostering with this lord, then doesn’t that mean you’re pretty hot shit in souess I do okay with the su stuff"

I took another drink of water in a futile atteave Idris a sharp look "Wait You do ‘okay’? Do you really believe that?" I narrowed my eyes at him "You sued that" I sighed, shook my head "Idris, it’s okay to be proud of the shit you can do well Trust me, there are plenty of people ive them a headstart?"

He stared at ood with that," he said, s with--at last--a touch of pride "It was hard"

"Yeah, well, I wasn’t going doithout a fight"

Moveht my eye, and I did a double take as an ilius coiled into the rooh de multicolored smoke Flashes of teeth, or an eye, or sinuous body appeared and disappeared seely at rando them very useful as trackers in my police work, kind of like a demon version of a bloodhound I didn’t know much about them except that they consu to Rhyzkahl, didn’t have a taste for humans I’d always sated them on nutria as payh the thing didn’t appear to touch the floor at all, it was definitely more substantial and colorful than the ones I’d summoned to Earth

"Um…Idris? Why is there an ilius in here?" I asked as the delanced over at the creature then back tofor Mzatal Well, not actually looking for him," he said "Since the ilius is here, it means Mzatal will most likely arrive within asystehed outright, though itto do with the shit I just drank "So you’re telling s with?" I lifted the glass for another cleansing drink of water

"Yeah Four close ones actually--Dakdak, Kru out at his place They’re not pets though"

I snorted water out ed to gasp out Then the room abruptly tilted I dropped ?" Idris asked, aflutter again

"I think--" I shook reen shit works," I slurred, right before the world fell away