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She scoffed “That’s hardly a defense”

Jade stood and crossed to the fiction section of the library She scanned the shelf she was all too fa to the table, she handed it over

“North and South?” her friend asked “What about it?”

“You do recall the Civil War, right?”

Lisette frowned She put the book down but didn’t say anything more

Jade sat “I can’t let go of how I feel as a human in a world under demonic rule But I do like the idea of peace”

“At what price?” her friend finally asked “You could find yourself in a very difficult and dangerous position if you’re not careful about the company you keep”

Jade knew better than to argue further Lisette had a point, after all

They finished their coffee and muffins in silence Jade was about to leave when Alex Stanton froe metal object that appeared to be extremely heavy for the wiry man He all but dropped it on the spare desk in the corner and dumped a satchel next to it

He took a moment to catch his breath as Jade closed the door behind him Then he told her, “Special delivery for you”

“What is it?” she asked as she stepped around him

Lisette answered the question “It’s a manual typewriter A Royal from the early 1900s”

“There’s paper too,” Alex said as he lifted the flap on the satchel to reveal a thick stack

“The ribbon looks to be in good shape,” Lisette mused as she i

nspected the rabbed a sheet of paper and rolled it into place, then typed a feords “Very nice”