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Mirceo adjusted his trench coat "You look tense" An understatement

The deritted His"Tense? Tense???"

"Indeed" But Caspion's face eary These four days apart haven't been difficult fordown cups of non-Caspion blood just tohit hard "If you'd like to take a moment to compose yourself, I have business to attend to inside"

Caspion cast hi anywhere"

"Am I not?"

"Did you know you are obligated to complete any bounty you take from that wall? If you fail, the other hunters will all come after you To kill you"

"Soht've alluded to that" After Mirceo had yanked down the parchentlemen, realllll funny

Caspion scrubbed his hand over his face "How did you even know to come to this tavern?"

"Youplace and exchange for hunters Since Mirceo had possessed zero alternatives for finding Caspion, he'd laid a trap of his own

"Let's see the job" The deers "Now"

"No need to be a churlish lout" Mirceo pulled the poster fro it "Allow me to read it for--"

Caspion snatched the parchment "I can read now"

"My brilliant mate" Caspion did a double-take at Mirceo's sudden smile "You fill me with pride I told you all those books would be read by you Only I had thought to teach you"

Pulling at his collar, he said in a gruff tone, "Taught myself"

Mirceo sighed "Haven't I always complimented you on your considerable intellect?"

The deet back to this?" Then he read:

WANTED!

Dead or alive

Adha of Sand Murderer, cannibal, oath breaker, invoker of dark rites, and fugitive from the law Last seen: The Plane of Lost Years

Reward: Forty dragon-gold coins Offered by the Gaolers

Caspion's lips parted "How could you havewhy did you pick this one?"

It had looked like an ideal job with lots of money, which the demon had always been concerned about At least in the past "Because I'm keen to visit the Poly" To see where his

"Just Poly," Caspion corrected "You don't know

the first thing about tracking down a bounty"

"That's true If only I had a scry crystal" He tapped his chin "Oh, wait"

"You deserved that and more"

Shrug "Since you robbed me of the crystal's use, you should show e payout on this one Do you kno valuable dragon gold is?"

"I don't need ! I made plenty on Poly"

"Exactly--you know the terrain there"

"There's a reason this job still posted," Caspion said, sounding exasperated "It is impossible"

"If ork together, I'm sure we can find a rando for the chance to prove himself to his mate

"I can already find him You think I spent centuries in that place unaware of the most coveted bounty in the realm?"

"Then why haven't you claimed it?"

"Did you even read the poster before you took it down?"

"Sure" He'd noted the reward and the location