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“We should get out of here”

Vanitas gave a disgusted grunt as he wiped hireed” With another “shing,” he slipped into his scabbard then settled against ht him in my arms

Fucking Meathook I should have known better I walked as fast as I could “What the hell happened back there?”

“Hey, you’d think I’d get a ‘Thank you’ out of it, but no”

“Thank you But what the hell was that?”

Vanitas shrugged “Self-defense? You’re supposed to deliver me somewhere, and I think I’d s”

“Um Thanks”

“Nice to have a friend, for once, and not just a master”

My newest friend, a talking sword Check that, a flying talking sword Just last week I was a jobless, e

I re Vanitas had said to , so I echoed it “Same”

And silence, again, as I hurried towards the colow of the first chain coffee shop that indicated I was finally out of the Meathook A voice spoke inside ain, but it wasn’t Vanitas this ti, it was glowing And warm

“Dustin” I knew the voice instantly It was Thea, speaking through the gem And she wasn’t happy

“Get back to HQ Now We need to talk”

Chapter 15

“Then it just flew Whoosh! Right out of uy’s hand At least one of them”