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"Hey What’s in the bag?"

Maybe a little soetable, or mineral?"

Former animal, now deceased

"Is it succulent and juicy?"

You will have to judge for yourself

"Well, what are aiting for? All rise for the Right Honorable Judge Oberon--"

I need to have you drink some tea first

"A! That smelly stuff?"

Maybe smellier than usual

"You are a terrible salesman, you know that?"

I snorted and then remembered I wasn’t alone in the room I looked back at Granuaile and Dr Flores "May I have a few minutes with him, please?" I asked

"Don’t move hi and added, "And no food"

"Okay, that was a buzzkill right there"

"Right," I said, sfull well that I planned to ignore those instructions Once they were gone, I searched for and found a bowl to pour the tea in

I need you to drink this, Oberon, I said as I filled the bowl All of it It’s iet better quicker How do you feel?

"Everything hurts, but I aan to lap up the liquid "This tastes like depressed teenage flowers that want to rebel against their parents by s like feet dipped in stinky cheese"

I’m sorry, Oberon, but you have to drink it all

"I know, I’ that e in the bag for you when you’re finished

Oberon began to lap up the tea withbetter already!"

Good I’ot hurt, Oberon That’s not what I wanted

"There is always a price to pay for badassery, Atticus But the benefits outweigh the drawbacks I didn’t want you to die"

That started a tear rolling down my cheek And I didn’t, because of you You savedyour life erase all ative sixteen, I believe? Well, noe you sixteen sausages

"Oh, that’s gravy! What kind?"

What kind do you want, buddy? You na

"Okay You remember that one time you took es froourmet place? Can I have so about?

"Yeah! That’s right, I did! I think I forgot it though How did it go?"

Oh I think it went like this:

A Scotsman often is a bore

But he sure can cook a boar

This is now my favorite store

I can’t wait to eat soes!

"Oh, ift for lyrics That should have won a Graood as "Horseradish Tastes Like Death and Sorrow," but I don’t think I’ll ever top that one"

Oberon finished the tea and I put the bon on the floor How do you feel now? I asked hi," he replied

I mean physically, Oberon

"It still hurts, Atticus, but ive you much in the way of pain relief, because I don’t knohat the vet is going to be doing But you’re going to be healing now much faster than the vet will expect Now that your bones are set, you’ll be better in a few days rather than a feeeks, and that pain is going to be all gone

"Is that vaone?"

Yes, he is Thanks to you, I was able to unbind hihouls ate as left But, look, Leif is no longer our friend He set that vaer

"Leif did that?"

Yep He betrayed us and went to the dark side So if you s, you letand pulled out an andouille sausage for him, and he whined softly

"There was seriously only one in there?"