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"Sure, turn your head and pay attention"

"Never ure it out myself" He took a step further away froht" I shook htered if you can’t protect yourself"

"My aunt won’t let et myself in trouble"

I looked pointedly at his ear

"Okay, she’s probably right" He frowned "Or I would have been quick enough to avoid you You caught uard"

I reached out and cuffed his other ear Keeping my face blank I waited for his reaction Part of ht, not that I’d really hurt him The other part of h to try it

"Jesus Christ! What is wrong with you?" He hopped out of lared at me "You’re a sadistic fuck! I need my ears!"

I just stood there withone to you I merely pointed out that you are really not ready to take anyone on If I’d had a knife, you’d be bleeding to death on your aunt’s floor"

"That’s why I need to learn to fight" He stood there covering both of his ears "I want to be able to take care of Aunt Mavis and myself"

"And Laura" I kept my face blank

"Yes, and Laura She barely knows I’ session when they took her If I’d stayed I ht have been able to stop thelared at e of pity

"If you can find tied "But if your aunt finds out and says no, I’ to back off"

"You’ll teach round rules" I held up uing Two, you don’t use what I teach you until I say you’re ready"