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“I was only joking,” he said, favoring me with another smile “But it is very kind of you to offer” He extended one hand, sighing as a sold coins appeared in his palm “If only we could make use of my talents here”
I licked reeing on the inside “Really is a shaold It’ll just disintegrate the moment it leaves your body”
Raziel closed his fist, and the coins disappeared in a puff of dust “Quite right If only it were that simple” He nodded in Florian’s direction “It does see better, however”
I shrugged “We’re working on it,” I said, re it on the picnic table next toWhat’re you so happy about, anyway?”
With an ecstatic, exaggerated grin on his face, Raziel exhaled dra the nail file It disappeared in a cloud of gold glitter He planted his hands on his thighs, then bea so ress With you, and with your friend You summoned the Vestments thrice yesterday, did you not?”
I narrowed h my shades “How could you possibly know that?”
He placed a finger across his lips, still soes in and out of the armories You know, upstairs Don’t worry, it’s our little secret”
Raziel held out one hand, pal in the sunlight I whipped ht have seen Raziel’s little act of prestidigitation
“Will you keep it in your pants?” I hissed “It’s hard enough hiding in plain sight without you giving everyone a show”
He cleared his throat, his lips curling into the tiniest shadow of a frown “I a, Mason, the fact that I a objects as well I’m sure you’ve noticed”
My eyes flitted from the pocket watch up to his face “Well, yes Except you’re producing all sorts of weird stuff Nail files, fountain pens That fob watch”
Raziel closed his fingers, and the watch disappeared in another puff of gold “Indeed, though ifts differ somewhat Our talents all differ, Mason That’s what ”
I cocked an eyebrow “I would have iht of diversity Isn’t everything supposed to be in order up there? Everything is unifor in its place”
He waved an impatient hand “Stereotypes Bad publicity, that’s all it is The gifts of the divine are as varied as those you es, as an exaht be able to bend the weather to their will And your abilities are siift is not si objects from the armories upstairs”
I cocked an eyebrow “Isn’t that the whole point of the Vest stuff I can borrow for a minute?”