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He put a hand to his forehead – God, he looked so punchable in that ain with this obsession with money, with earthly matters”

I sedas I choked down a htly more drinkable than e had back at the apartment “If I don’t concern myself with earthly matters, I die, Raziel Nephilim or no, I need to eat Plain and simple”

He shut his eyes, raised his head to the sun, then nodded sagely “Then I acquiesce You are so right” One of his eyes opened, rolling around slowly to stare at , you don’t want to be too e The acquisition of excess wealth, a lust for the material You knoho acts like that?”

I nipped at the end ofin peace It wasn’t bad, as breakfast burritos went, but I could sense that Raziel was about to launch into one of his lectures, and those always left a bad – okay,taste in my mouth

My words cah a mashed mouthful of breakfast foods and rumbled

“Exactly,” Raziel said, his eyes fluttering open as he raised a triuly in my face He wrinkled his nose “The demon princes Nasty pieces of work How many of them have you met, now?”

I had to chew over that for a moment “Personally, of the Seven? I’ve met three of them Huh Would you look at that I should either be dead or imprisoned in one of the prime hells by now What are the chances?”

Raziel nodded “You’re very fortunate that they’ve taken a liking to you Well, that they tolerate you Actually, no, that isn’t quite right either”

I set down ers “I ht around the ti to their side”

Raziel scoffed “Please The Lord of the Flies? The Prince of Gluttony? It was far more likely that he saw you as a kind of rare delicacy He probably wanted a taste of some nephilim nibbles” He shuddered

“Dude,” I said, griht “Gross And Mae Prince of Greed ht?”

“Have you considered a career in standup co from his voice “No Ma the specierie”

“Don’t reo in that zoo myself”

It was froils of heaven’s punishment first branded themselves into my skin Mammon was a cruel and willful creature, beautiful and beastly, the severity of itsto behold And just as the portfolio demanded, Greed was, above all the other princes, deeply obsessed with the idea of collecting rare and exotic artifacts It didn’tsupernaturals, or useless pieces of enchanted cutlery Math of time, Mammon wanted erie

“And Belphegor makes three,” Raziel said