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Cai was looking between theht the va his hand on Cai's shoulder to hopefully prevent either option, Rand executed a short bow
"My lady," he said courteously, "Cai was trying to protect me I expect you have those in your life you'd take similar, inadvisable steps to shield"
Lyssa blinked "It has been said"
As Jacob coughed over a chuckle, she sent hi look
"My servant has clothes up in the room," Cai said shortly Fancy words work better if your junk isn't hanging out there, being a distraction
Without distraction, you'd probably be a greasy spot on the carpet
She likes me I can tell
Lyssa glanced at Jacob "Send Giles to retrieve Rand's clothes He need not be too hasty about it"
It was Jacob's turn to give her a narrow look, but he crossed the room and stepped to the door He kept it cracked so the house servant couldn't peer within While his voice stayed low, Rand detected the last words "Make haste"
The glint in Lyssa's eyes became like that of a faceted jewel Jacob returned to her side only a couple ave him an openly amused look "I was unaware Giles was an Olympic sprinter"
Jacob offered an arunt
As Rand took the clothes and stepped aside to pull them on, she turned her attention back to Cai "Your convictions need not be brayed like a h to experience loss, betrayal, and kno terribly unfair life can be It can also be glorious, when the essential eles are discovered I hope your tongue allows you long enough to find them"
She switched back to the original topic, ignoring Cai's bemused reaction "Are you still accepted as one of them?" Lyssa asked
"I said I won't--"
"Indulge me in a hypothetical Are you still accepted as one of them?"
Cai scowled "Probably Yes No Maybe The one who leads them now is the vampire who stole me when I was a kid Goddard"
He should just stop talking, but he'd pro deal Cai could say it out loud It didn'tand he'd be out of here soon
But saying the male's name was harder than it should be He wanted to spit it out a few more times, just to prove it had no hold on him, maybe screaht ht? More than he'd already proven he was
He could feel Rand's gaze on him He's alive, why?
Cai appreciated the male's wave of homicidal support Just as he'd appreciated his reaction of a fewIt should havedown next to hi Fuck
Rand had donned the jeans and shirt Rand and Torrence were alh Rand had a slightly narrower ass Or Torrence preferred to wear his jeans looser Cai was guessing servant preferences didn't usually dictate their clothing choices; their Master or Mistress did Helga would want her servant's ass to be as nicely defined as possible in his clothes, so Rand'snarroas likely the correct conclusion
"You have a sorcerer who could findmillions of square miles of parkland," Cai reminded the vampire queen "Why don't you just have him poof her out of there?"
"Unfortunately, there are strict limits to how he may help us, and we have reached those" She lifted a shoulder and frowned "Particularly since Greenwald's retrieval team used his help inappropriately But we have a support member of this Council, Lord Brian, who is our scientific research director He is on his way here and has said he has additional resources for any rescue atte"
Cai set his jaw "And I'm the picture you want to put in that fra slim-to-none chances"
"True But according to your infor so alarm That person would have the resources we could provide And our gratitude Which, in our world, goes a very long way You , Cai, but how very pleasing would it be for us to owe you?"
Before he could formulate a response to that, Lyssa cocked her head