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Their grouparea and walked until they reached the edge of a settles farther on in the distance They wandered the stalls, and Xan wondered if there was anything he should pick up It had been so long since he had possessions that even the few iteiven by Eaon overwhel even a few things became exponentially harder to keep track of

They ca or exchange post of some sort The four of them entered, and Sloan immediatelyclose behind her Xan took his ti the place There were fifteen or so tables, each with a credit reader in the th of the rooinable Only about half the tables were full, but the roo in and out, and the bar was lined with lots of patrons

As Xan took in the atmosphere, he was reht to a place like this to be shown off for his superior fighting ability Hands tightly wrapped s

o he wouldn’t be able to use his skills on anyone and a shock collar around his neck, Xan had watched as amblers had placed their bets on whether he would live or die in the ring

Xan was brought back to the present when Erl slapped him on the shoulder

“Do you want so to the bar First drink is on lad he seemed so relaxed It put hi in this place

“No, I’,” Xan said as he saw Sloan stand from her chair so abruptly that it tipped over She pointed her finger at the trader sitting at the table and gesturing to her comm pad

Erl gave hirab drinks Dev stationed himself away from the table, and Xan was happy he was there to help protect Sloan Xan stayed a little farther away than Dev, not knowing his place in this transaction

Although he didn’t want to intrude, Xan couldn’t help but inch closer to the table as the conversation seeave a short shake of his head, telling Xan to back off, so he didn’t advance any closer, but he didn’t back up Sloan sla at the trader

“You sent me the specifications for the coils, told ave me the price I wouldn’t have co to try to screw me over”

“I’one up It isn’t ,” the trader replied in a deep watery voice

“We did lock it in I have the signed contract here” Sloan pointed to her co The trader examined the pad and shook his head

“It wasn’t ned it I haven’t seen that before”

“Then whose signature is this?” She pointed at the signature at the bottom of the pad

“It’s nothis head