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Sandor shrugged “Better that than I be a lazy layabout, no?” His speech pattern always took on a more decidedly Greek bent when he was around his mother

Hera pursed her lips and appealed to Ellie with her eyes “I cannot iine this one lazy Can you?”

Ellie shook her head solees of her mouth “No I really can’t”

“There, you see?” Hera said as ifa point

Though Ellie had to wonder if Sandor knehat it was supposed to be because she wasn’t sure she did She sardless

“And what am I supposed to see, Mama?” Sandor asked

“That to work all the tie,” the older woman said, as if it should be obvious

“Better that cage than many others I could name”

“Perhaps, but it would be better not to be caged at all Do you not agree, Eleanor?”

“Yes Freedo we often have to sacrifice other things to attain”

“Ah, this one, she is smart You hold on to her, son” Hera patted Ellie’s arm

Sandor smiled “I intend to, believe me”

Hera nodded “Good”

Thankfully that was all she and Sandor said on the subject and Ellie had to be grateful that he had not told hisHera wouldn’t be above trying to convince Ellie she should say yes

So, why hadn’t Sandor pulled his ue his case? It seemed like a tactic he would use