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I’d dreaded potential shenanigans involving poison, but the Lorica half of our dining party would never have resorted to so things apart and getting as bloody as possible As dinner progressed, though, it was becoly clear that those lines were very blurry as far as Prudence and Gil were concerned

Carver had announced at the beginning of the evening that he was paying for everything So far our dinner guests were being very reasonably polite about ordering, but it stillpower and acco from

Maybe it was time to ask for a raise It certainly seeiveemployed by him I’d already been stabbed, shot, poisoned, and set on fire And that was just the last three days I needed compensation, rest, and rito ter

I turned e heap of fries still lingering onto see how everyone had paired off for the night Prudence and Gil required little explanation Carver and Bastion, arguably the two most destructive of the forces seated at our table, seeravitated and warmed to each other out of some unspoken mutual respect

Asher looked content to craht – poor kid probably hadn’t had a nice es – up until the point that Roa as red as the de kept slinking away from the table, either to look for his own nourisharettes back to back

I was content to sit across fro to coling so readily with the bloodthirsty predators I counted as my coworkers, but the far likelier reality was that he was still feeling aard about throwing et it, at least for the entire first half-hour of dinner

He nodded at onna finish those?”

I shook my head “Nah Go ahead You can take the my fries with his fork “The way you took liberties about my status with the Lorica and made me out to be a wanted criminal”

Herald stuffed his mouth full of potatoes and rolled his eyes “Are you still mad about that? Geez I said I was sorry, didn’t I?”

“That’s hardly enough” I restrained a s it on thick, but hey, he kind of deserved it

“Oh o Better?”

I sucked on my lip and frowned

“Seriously? Two brunches Fuck Fine”

“Deal” I nearly grinned, but the reason I was even giving Herald a hard ti promised a free meal I stared at the knife in my hand It eird to be re him for the Lorica was how Herald and I even beca for uess the Lorica won’t have reason to come after me now”

Herald chewed thoughtfully, then set his fork down to take a sip of histhe sword’s age and power, you’d think it would have taken more to destroy it”