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He saw her as soon as she turned the corner, but then, she was hard to , with a stride that warned people off, despite her s of freckles dotting her cheeks, and her garishly dyed hair was chopped short and lay in irregular chunks around a pixie face Her large eyes were the color of amber ale and her chin caht she looked like an extrerinned when he saw her bark at a boy who approached her Then his eyebrows lifted when she reached out and took his hand So, little Brigid had a boyfriend? Her expression as she approached was a mask of studied nonchalance

He opened his senses to feel for the boy Though he was in the city, and the earth beneath hi e, and listen for his pulse, which was ha to the presence of the predator he was Good Brigid’s heartbeat, however, was steady as a low drum The smell of the river masked their scents as they approached

She cahty expression "So, you’re here to check up on id and Carwyn "U--"

"It’s fine, Mark He’s an old… family friend," she said with a sneer "Go ahead and I’ll ave the boy a cheerful srabbed it, and Carwyn let his ay flooded the human’s cerebral cortex, Carwyn spoke to hi to remember much of me Now piss off and leave us alone She’ll id roll her eyes, but Mark turned and quickly walked back the way they had come

"Why did you want to co new curtains since before I was born" She walked past him and pulled open the door to the pub

Carwyn looked after her and called, "Lovely to see you, as well, Brigid I can see that your sunny demeanor has only blossomed in adulthood"

He walked inside and took the seat opposite her in the old booth "So, is that your natural hair color, or were you attacked by eggplant-wielding terrorists on the way out of your flat?"

She cocked a haughty eyebrow "They were protesting at the market, actually Maybe I should stick to blood like you and Ioan Might be less dangerous"

"I’d consider it, if I were you"

"Do you really watch A to ask you I don’t believe my aunt No one actually watches that It’s idiotic"

Carwyn grinned "What do you think?"

"I’er you seee What do you want frouess"