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The dwarf nodded "Not as often as I do sculptures, but I got a couy nauy never showed up with the money "
I frowned So about the name Henley seemed familiar to me, like I'd seen or heard it somewhere recently I concentrated, but the memory just wouldn't come to me
"So I just planted theet rid of them sooner or later," Cooper said "But one by one, so the in the trees, trying to catch the thief I saw you coht be the person whose backside I need to kick "
"Sorry," I murmured "Not much use for fountains in my line of work "
Once he decided I wasn't a threat to hi fountain, Cooper moved over to Owen and Kincaid He clapped Owen heartily on the back and did the same to Kincaid Then he put his ar and lifted the out a loud roar that h
"It's good to see ain," Cooper said when he finally put them back down
They didn't say anything, but Owen and Kincaid looked at each other over the top of his head
Cooper led us back to the house and directed us to some chairs on the patio while he went inside and rustled up so for us to drink A few minutes later, he came back with a tall pitcher of lemonade and several mismatched cups, some of which were actually repurposed jelly jars
"It's a bit war down on the ot to fill up the ice cube trays the last tiet that "
Kincaid chuckled "And everything else that involves housework All you care about is your forge and your latest masterpiece "
The dwarf shrugged, but there was a good-natured smile on his face
"Let me help with that," I said
I leaned forward, wrapped ic A silver light flickered on my palm, and elemental Ice crystals spread out from my hand, ran up the pitcher, and then down into the lemonade below A second later, the entire pitcher was cold and frosty, so lass started to stea up into the afternoon heat
Cooper looked at me, his eyes sharp and wary in his lined face I sat back in ave him an easy smile
We sat there for half an hour, sipping leht it strange Owen and Kincaid were here together, he didn't comment on it Instead, he reminisced about Christmas, when Owen and Eva had visited hi to intrude on as a falad I'd been able to meet Cooper today I only wished the circumstances could have been better