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As he walked down the stairs to the carriage that awaited him in the private drive, Farran’s steps were s with barely restrained power Even from across the street, Celaena could see how his dark eyes shone, his pale face set in a so down her spine

The bodies Farran had left in his wake, she knew, hadn’t been left in one piece So from orphan to Second, Farran had developed a taste for sadistic torture It had earned hiing hie The movement was so easy that his well-tailored clothes barely shifted out of place The carriage started down the driveway, turned onto the street, and Celaena looked up as it a out the --staring right at her

Sam pretended not to notice Celaena kept her face utterly blank--the disinterest of a well-bred lady who had no idea that the person staring at her like a cat watching a mouse was actually one of the ave her a s human in it

And that hy their client had offered a kingdom’s ransom for Farran’s and Jayne’s deaths

She bobbed her head in a derew before the carriage continued past and ed up in the flow of city traffic

Sa him out first"

A dark, wicked part of her wished the opposite … wished she could see that feline grin vanish when Farran found out that Celaena Sardothien had killed Jayne But Saht She wouldn’t sleep one wink if they took out Jayne first, knowing Farran would expend all his resources hunting the, slow circle around the streets surrounding Jayne’s house

"It’d be easier to catch Farran on his way somewhere," Celaena said, all too aware of howtheuarded"

"I’ll probably need two days to figure it out," Saured you’d want the glory of taking out Jayne So I’ll dispatch Farran"

"Why not work together?"

His smile faded "Because I want you to stay out of this for as long as possible"

"Just because we’re together doesn’tninny"

"I’ to keep the girl I love away froin to rattle off your accomplishments, let me tell you that I do kno otten out of But I found this client, so we’re doing it my way"

If there hadn’t still been eyes on every corner, Celaena ht have hit him "How dare you--"

"Farran is aat her "You said so yourself And if anything goes wrong, the last place I want you to be is in his hands"

"We’d be safer if orked together"

Aout for me, Celaena"

"Is this because of the s?"

"It’s because I’et to make the rules"

"At least letfor you," she said She could let Sam take on Farran--she could become secondary for this o of being Adarlan’s Assassin? He could have the spotlight

"No aerial spotting," Sam said sharply "You’ll be on the other side of the city--far away from this"

"You kno ridiculous that is, don’t you?"

"I’ve had just as ht have pushed it--ht the flicker of bitterness in his eyes She hadn’t seen that bitterness in months, not since Skull’s Bay, when they’d been all but enelory was heaped upon her, and always taken whatever n to accept Which was absurd, really, given how talented he was

If death-dealing could be called a talent

And while she loved strutting around, calling herself Adarlan’s Assassin, with Saance now soh it killed a part of her to say it, and though it went against all her training to agree, Celaena nudged him with a shoulder and said, "Fine You take down Farran by yourself But I get to dispatch Jayne--and then we’ll do itlesson with Madame Florine, who also trained all of the dancers at the Royal Theater, so she left Sa as she headed to the old woman’s private studio

Four hours later, sweaty and aching and utterly spent, Celaena made her way back home across the city She’d known the stern Madaht all of Arobynn’s assassins the latest popular dances But Celaena liked to take extra lessons because of the flexibility and grace the classical dances instilled She’d always suspected the terse instructor had barely tolerated her--but to her surprise, Madame Florine had refused to take any pay for lessons now that she’d left Arobynn

She’d have to find another dance instructor once they moved More than that, a studio with a decent pianoforte player

And the city would have to have a library, too A great, wonderful library Or a bookshop with a knowledgeable oho could make sure her thirst for books was always sated

And a good clothier And perfumer And jeweler And confectionary