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I pressed doithblade shot out It was a switchblade

Aifts "Thank you, Janco But why did you buy these for me?"

"Guilt, I suppose"

"Guilt?" Not the answer I had expected

"I called you a crione past it, and no one has held it againstyouaround the barracks, bragging about who is going to ‘take out’ Reyad’s killer They’re quite i the lot a couple of tiood odds, even for Ari and me"

"I’ll stay away fro I’ve drawn the night shift But, first, I’ll escort you to your room"

"That’s not necessary"

"Ari would kill ether toward Valek’s suite When we reached the corner before the uards

"Al into his uniforoes around your right thigh Re hole in your pants pocket, so when you pull the weapon it won’t get caught in the fabric"

He was about to leave when I stopped him "Janco, what are these sys on the handle of the knife

Janco s when he sent outwar times It didn’t matter if the eneible to anyone who didn’t kno to decipher them Some of the soldiers still use them They ell in rin widened "Too easy, Yelena I’ure it out…eventually" Always the prankster, Janco laughed with delight

"Coe you, ed beyond my reach "But I’ifts deep inat his desk, but he looked up as soon as I entered the roo for me

"Where have you been?" he asked

"With Janco," I said But I ary As long as I arrived at the scheduled ti the day, Valek didn’t ask about what I did with my free time