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Nix continued to plaguerun He threw rocks, he spat on elaps around the outer wall of the castle coes, and not sufficient for a confrontation with Nix At least, not yet There were advantages to running outside the corass was softer onbefore dawn, I encountered no one, which added to the deception that I had quit training

At the end of the cooling season, the hours of daylight shortened, and our training sessions ended with the setting sun In the se with care to acco jackrabbit, had gotten through my defenses with his speedy little jabs

As I approached the entrance to the baths, a large shadow detached fro stance Fear, exciteh my body Would I need to defend ’s ample shape coalesced out of the shadows, and I relaxed a bit

"What do you want?" I asked "Are you running another errand for your ht in a trap"

I brushed past her Exchanging insults, while enjoyable, was a waste of my time

"Would the rat like some cheese?" she asked

I turned "What?"

"Cheese Money Gold I bet you’re the kind of rat that would do anything for a piece of cheese"

Chapter Nineteen

"What would I have to do to get a piece of cheese?" I asked I knew it! Margg was the one leaking information about me, and now she wanted to use me Finally, some evidence

"I have a source that pays well for infor said

"What kind of infor around the Commander’s office or Valek’s apart scale; the juicier the news, the bigger the chunk of cheese"

"How does it work?" My ainst er both Margg and her source would be a sweet treat

"You giveI collect the ive it to you, minus a fifteen percent fee"