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It had been one of the few ti to drum it into his head that Lijuan and the others in the Cadre were dangerous He’d never forget what Naasir had said to him when Dmitri yelled that he didn’t intend to bury another child and that Naasir needed to have a care for his life
“Am I a person, Dh he’d become, the innocent question had shaken him “Yes,” he’d said, as honest in his answer as Naasir had been in his question “You are a person You are Naasir I’ll lose a piece of et back”
Naasir had stared at hi him “Okay, Dmitri I’m sorry I didn’t knoas a person before”
As a result of the fact that Naasir had grown up under Dmitri’s care, their relationship was unlike the relationship he had with the others in the Seven Naasir still obeyed his every order, still asked hiht the sliver of humanity that had survived in him until he found Honor, had survived because of the tiny, feral boy with silver eyes who had pelted out to see hie after an absence
The same way Misha had run to him after his trips to the market
It had torn his heart to pieces each tiht him in his arms without fail, unable to bruise the spirit of the wild boy who didn’t know that Dmitri was meant to be without heart, without hope
That boy had never lost his delight in his favorite game
These days, Naasir liked to sneak into cities and territories Not only did the penchant make him the best scout in Raphael’s forces, but Naasir’s abilities were an excellent test of a city’s defenses The fact that it amused him was a bonus
Coraceful as a cat’s, the vae plate that held an entire chicken “The sentry on the building with the blue lights al off a druood”
“Do we have holes in our defenses? If so, they have to be ied”
“Only if the scout is someone better than me”
Dmitri relaxed Naasir’s skills at covert infiltration were unmatched, part of the reason he’d led the s the battle “I just received a e froelkind’s inability to co this way” The news, the vampire had indicated, was bad
“Is his hunter with the Cajun?”
“Not tonight”
Having finished off the drumstick, Naasir crunched the bone in a way that made Illiu to get a bone shard stuck in your gullet”
Naasir shrugged and tore off the other leg “Let’s play chess”