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Leesha sighed "She’ll live Gared, I’ll have a look at that arm now"

"It’s just a scratch," Gared said

Leesha bit back a scowl, re herself how brave Gared had just been, but try as she et how his lies had almost ruined her life, and how he had brutally beaten anyto her after she broke off their betrothal

"You were bit by a demon, Gar," she said "You let the wound fester, and I’ll be cutting that arrunted and complied "It’s not so bad," Leesha said, after she had washed the wound out with hog root tincture Charged by the ic he had absorbed, the clean cuts fro She wrapped the are, and then took Rojer aside

"I told you Kendall wasn’t ready for a solo," she whispered angrily

"I thought…" Rojer began

"You didn’t think," Leesha said "You were showing off, and it alaame!" Rojer snapped

"Then act like it," Leesha said

Rojer scowled "We’re not all as perfect as you, Leesha" His eyes were seething, but Leesha saw right through to the pain they hid

"Co him by the arm Rojer yanked his arm away, but followed Leesha to her office, where she poured hilass of hard alcohol more suited to antiseptics than consuht"

Rojer seelass in one gulp "No, you weren’t," he said "I’m a fraud"

"Nonsense," Leesha replied "We all make mistakes"

"I didn’t make a mistake," Rojer said "I lied I lied and said I could teach people how to chars when in truth, I don’t even understand how I do it myself Just like I lied last year and told you I could see you safely here froiers It’s how I ot into the Jongleurs’ Guild See is all I ever do"

"But why?" Leesha asked

Rojer shrugged "Keep tellingit Like if I just pretend to be great like you and the Painted Man, it will be so"

Leesha looked at hireat about me, Rojer You know that better than anyone"