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"We have coood news, Flynn Frazer, and we come in friendship But you will show Anna respect"

I clenched rin stretched over Flynn’s face He looked back and forth between us, not sure what to make of all this

"Sure, yeah No Neph’s ever demanded respect from me before, but I ot to say"

"Let’s all sit down," I said, ju"

Flynn took the pistol and tucked it into the back of his shorts He strode over and sat in a red chair, lounging with his legs wide apart and his arms behind his head Flynn kept a look of suspicious speculation on his face the whole time I spoke I had to remind myself about the research my father had done on Flynn, and trust that he was soft somewhere under that really hard, sarcastic demeanor Each time we revealed ourselves to a Neph there was the possibility that we could be betrayed It was a chance we had to take I hadn’t been as afraid with Zania Maybe because her father treated her horribly Flynn was er about the life he’d been goaded into taking, while still having feelings of loyalty to his father

I didn’t like this

"Flynn," I began, "what I’ to tell you can never leave this roo it"

His eyebroent up "That right?"

"Yes" I sed "I need to know I can trust you"

"I need to know I can trust you, as well," he said "For all I know this could be soest?"

I thought about it "Show me your colors," I said

He chuckled "I’ll show you mine if you show , but fair

"Okay," I said With a rush of apprehension I openedserious, and then showed his colors, too--a hts of Kaidan stayed far in the back ofMy mind was fully on the task at hand

"How ’bout you, ray worries as well

To take it a step further, I curled h, placing it on the table between us Flynn grinned

"Kno to use that thing, do ya?"