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"You told me that you found him in the hold I assuht"
He shrugged "We did find him in the hold, on numerous occasions He was afraid, so he’d hide down there"
"He also told me that you blew up the boat that he’d been on Have you killed many men?"
"None that didn’t deserve it"
"You lead a rather brutal life"
"It’s not as brutal as it once was"
She released a scoff that ht you were a blackguard Now I’ needles was increasing in rhythm Her maid was obviously not at all pleased with that revelation Maybe he should see if Peterson or Jenkins had an interest in the wo "I explained in the beginning, Princess, that I would never be what you expected"
She set aside her cutlery "Why do you call me that?"
"Because when you first walked into that sht you looked like a princess frohter or a the clientele"
Her cheeks flushed, and he wondered if shehis company They spoke of books She preferred those with a romantic bent to theive Jane Austen a try and had her maid fetch Pride and Prejudice fro up with four brothers, of being spoiled, of being thought to be the very princess that heSheltered, protected
"Perhaps that’s the reason that I was so determined to make this journey on ine they were too pleased with your plans," he said
"Oh, they know nothing about them I left my father a brief note with no details, so yes, I suspect they are quite beside themselves at this point I’m on the cusp of three and twenty I felt the need to be rebellious A woman should have a moment in her life when she’s rebellious, don’t you think?"
"When it places her on hed then, the unselfconscious tinkling that reine her ever being boisterous or loud or crude She was a lady down to her core and this gent to whoer brother of a lord Ahis place in Society Tristan didn’t want to think about the lucky bastard ould have her in his bed, while all Tristan would have of her was a kiss
He finished off his wine "Take a ith me about the deck"
"Do you ever ask?"
"I suppose I’ht not have sounded like it, it was an invitation You can refuse"