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"No good options That’s what I’et so stubborn? Sophronia was a

Soap dared toone Sophronia found the hard calluses on his pal They sat in silence for a s and rattles of the boilers Sophronia cal so eood friend, but only a friend She extracted her hand froently but firone"

Sophronia brightened, ood Where?"

"I think she and Captain Niall have gone to London"

"Goodness, why?" Now her excitement was over the infor olf loner If Lord Maccon’s got control problems, Miss Maccon is the type to use Niall as a solution She’ll do whatever she can to hold that pack of hers together"

"Why London?"

"Rumor is, that’s where Lord Maccon was last headed"

"A Scottish olf in London? That will make the local packs mad" Sophronia shuddered She’d seen Lord Vulkasin, Alpha of Woolsey Pack, only once, and he’d terrified her If Lord Maccon was anything like that, London

Soap said, "That’s why the deorks for the queen Keeps the peace between Alphas"

"But for Sidheag to leave with no word to us? No word to the teachers?"

Soap shrugged "Bet she’ll try to send word, soon as she can I’d keep an eye fixed"

"On the other hand, could be she doesn’t trust soht try to reach me at home at that dratted ball ofdown her trousers "It’s getting late, I should go to bed"

Soap followed the s were plainly visible without formal skirts and petticoats

Sophronia stopped, self-conscious

Soap looked away,to hi with that Felix nobbin, won’t you? At this fool ball of your family’s?"

"I will" Sophronia, surprised by the question, tes ro toff"

"He is" Sophronia was at a loss to do anything but agree with Soap She’d never seen hiued once this evening She didn’t want to push her luck

"Dad’s a Pickleman, you recall that?"

"It’s part of the attraction, I suppose"

Soap glared at her "Never thought you would be one to steahty boys,this subject so doggedly "There’s a certain level of appeal"

"Oh, yeah, what’s that?"