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Rue did her level best Daiven her some instruction in the defensive arts, but his was an old-fashioned soldier’s technique "It’s been a very long tile dear As a rule, try to avoid altercations One doesn’t want to sully one’s goith blood This is why gathering infor on, you can avoid it"

Classicher assailant in the throat with her elbow I didn’t know enough about Cairo when I ca in aiven our previous incidents No dirigible, not even The Spotted Custard, could raphic transed from London for Cairo’s premier bruisers to take on the Custard Rue had to assu, that they were still after the Lefoux tank

Speaking of which, a holler rent the air and Quesnel Lefoux bounded into the ton and two of their biggest greasers Quesnel had his dart e one after another with i iron firebox prods with deadly skill

Once out of darts, Quesnel was about Rue’s ability with intiht him the basics, but he was no proficient All his muscles, which Rue could personally attest to, were frorinned at his

"More of a lover than a fighter, pretty boy?"

He winked "You should know, chérie, I was on my way to your room Your week’s wait is up"

"So it is Bother this interruption So rude!"

The odds having been evened by Quesnel’s arrival, it was h as more tenacious in pursuit of their ends: the bandits in securing whatever they had been sent to secure or Rue’s crew in defending the ship

Rue had cos – more prepared, more powerful, and more ferocious – but Rue’s people wereforward to it Speaking of, I adore your dress" He winked at her

Rue whacked a particularly harassed-looking beard with a rabbed in a scuffle She twisted it about and shoved the dirty rag end into the offender’s face, twirling it savagely

"Take that!" she said, knowing the man likely couldn’t understand her "You have interrupted !"

Quesnel laughed "Especially e’ve been practising for days" He danced around Rue’s opponent in a fair i the principles of leverage and fluid dynaineer – utilised a bit of a ramp and some machine oil to slide the confused bandit over the side