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"You’re back," she said stupidly

"Indeed," he said sharply, "and what the devil is going on?"

"I – "

Daniel put up a hand "Stay out of it, Honoria"

Hadn’t he just asked her a question?

"Dear God, Daniel," Marcus said, co the back of his head where it had connected with the wall "Next ti us – "

"You bastard," Daniel hissed, and he slammed his fist into Marcus’s cheek

"Daniel!" Honoria shrieked She juain onto his back, or rather she tried to; he shook her off like –

Well, like a bug, annoying as that was

She tried to scraain, but Daniel had always been agile, and right noas furious Before she could even get herself upright, he’d punched Marcus again

"I don’t want to fight you, Daniel," Marcus said, wiping blood fro with my sister?"

"You’re – "

Euf!

" – insane," Marcus grunted, his voice seely sed up by the force of Daniel’s fist in his belly

"I asked you to watch over her," Daniel ground out, punctuating each ith a vicious blow to Marcus’s midsection "To watch Over Her"

"Daniel, stop!" Honoria pleaded

"She’s rowled back He appeared to be regaining his equilibrium, and he drew back his arm and slammed his fist into Daniel’s jaw "And you – "

But Daniel wasn’t interested in talking, at least not unless Marcus was answering his very specific questions Before Marcus could finish his sentence, Daniel got hiain, "were you doing toto kill hi to pull Daniel back, but Marcus must have been able to fend for hi Daniel squarely in the groin Daniel let out a sound that was positively inhu Honoria with hile her legs froht as well have been speaking to the floorboards

Marcus touched his hands to his throat, wincing as he rubbed where Daniel had choked him "For the love of God, Daniel," he said "You nearly killed lared up at hih his pain "What were you doing to Honoria?"

"It doesn’t – " She tried to intercede, tried to say it didn’t matter, but Marcus cut her off with "What did you see?"