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He hid his s off so at Black Arts?"

"As long as you’re interested in taking on a supervisory role in training our advanced students too"

"I noticed you’ve passed off all your upper-level classes to other instructors The only reason you’d relinquish control was if you didn’t have a choice" Her gaze sharpened "What did the doctor say?"

Of course she’d pick up on that Ronin was actually relieved to tell her everything After he finished, he added, "Without coainfully e the dojo"

"What about Knox? He’s your second-in-coreat with people--students, parents, all that glad-handing stuff I hate Until I know if I’ll ever be able to return to contact training, I’ll need an advanced belt to teachhest-ranking belt"

"Then why?"

"Because we’re alike in on-lady bit so well"

She snorted delicately

"And it is a temporary position" He studied her "I don’t have to worry that you’ll ihed "No"

"So how did Grandfather react when you quit?"

"Not well, given her method of delivery," their mother said as she slid into the booth next to Shiori She raised her hand to the waiter and signaled for three e"

"Okasan, ere just--"

"Do you reht you two doing soed between his h alike they could be sisters "You’re hed--loudly for their ed a WTF? look with his sister

"That’s right I had perfect children," she said, switching to Japanese "Neither of you were crirateful for that"

The waiter dropped off the drinks

"I wanted to have this conversation toood a ties in my life"