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When they crossed through the doorway, she stutter-stepped Holy shit Relics filled the room Suits of armor, statues, jewels, vases, weapons of all kinds "Where’d this stuff come from?"

"I’ve collected these priceless ites as well One difference Everything in here was "priceless" She’d never been to a museum; she wanted to explore this place for days "Collected? Or stole?"

He leaned his shoulder against a wall "They’re war prizes"

"You some kind of soldier?"

"I suppose you could say that Do you still think my home quaint, vampire?" He cared about her opinion, which surprised her

She" ’S okay"

He looked like he wanted to throttle her

"Now that you have enda for sory and wanted to punish you for fouling hts so easily next tie--

Wait He’d been ai at the woman? That Nïx chick?

Not Thad!

Rune closed in on her "I’ve realized fighting is the last thing I want to do with you We’ll put what happened earlier behind us Consider it water under the bridge"

"Oh, really?"

"Don’t believe er under her chin

"Till death us do part?"

"Killing you was an option I considered and have since permanently discarded"