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"Two days? Without biting? No dice, derowl, he held up five

Perfect When she nodded, he held his hand over his chest, his expression pained He'd just sworn he wouldn't bite her Though it was obviously a huge concession for him

Could she trust his vow? In her situation, she had to trust this deree, had to believe he wouldn't bite her

Her next condition wouldn't be so easy "No sex"

Not understanding, he shrugged, then motioned for her to hurry

How to say sex? How toto n with one hand, then threaded the forefinger fro, he nodded e, "Noooo sex NO"

He growled, pounding his fist over his heart again

"Yes, I know I'" Sheat him

"Fortis?" he said

"Latin?" I suck at Latin Carrow just memorized it for spells or used it for fun More than once, she'd slurred, Carrowicus reedy handsicus

But she thought fortisMaybe "You" - she pointed at him - "are fortisantly, as if saying, Tellto herself, saying, "Me" Then she broke the twig

He gave another nod of understanding, and again she noted the cunning in his eyes

"So nooo sex"

Before she could extract that proulp, she sidled up to hihtening one of ht as they wended their way up the mountain

For instance, in the last hour she'd learned how sardonic a lift of a demon's dirty brow could be - when she'd refused to let hi And she'd come to understand how important decapitated heads were

He'd swiftly collected those ether with a piece of the rope she'd hoped never to see again, then strung them over his shoulder Periodically, he offered his catch to her

"No, no, I have a pair just like theift thehoul's head to her, then rolled it to her feet, had it been his idea of a gift? A vemon version of a dozen red roses, nal his interest and intent?