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“I have a set of therandfather He was a barber in his day”

“Aha! So it hasfor you?” Rita questions him further

“Yeah, quite a bit actually My grandfather taught me how to shave with them when I was in my teens”

“A gift that holdsto you can be a powerful thing, especially so if the gift is bestowed upon a person with ely

“Meaning…” Finn prompts

“Meaning Tegan is your close friend and she has ifted her the blade there was an exchange of power, or of skill to be exact Through the giving of the gift you have also given her your talent for using it,” Noreen explains further

Finn turns toyou how to use it”

“Handy,” I agree, s over to pick it up from off the floor

When I glance at Rita I see her shaking her head atneith you Tomorroe’ll probably discover that you can ti”

“That, too, would be handy,” I tell her, closing the razor and slipping it back inside my pocket

“Can we get back to the topic at hand?” Ethan requests coldly He seems annoyed that the attention is onpraised

“Of course,” says Gabriel “I plan to continue researching this matter Perhaps there’s a way for us to break the connection Theodore has with hell If we can do that then it’ll be one less thing he has to use in his favour”

“Me and Alvie can help with that,” Rita adds

“Thank you,” says Gabriel

“Well, if that’s everything, we have a long night ahead of us We better getfrom her seat Lucas, Ethan and Rita follow her from the rooo out to the RV That leaveson the counter, alone in the kitchen with Finn