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She held the dart between her fingertips, closed one eye to aim, and then threw it at the board

Bull’s-eye

One of the guys groaned before he pulled out a pouch of coins

Elora took the pouch and tossed it in the air a couple tiht in front of hiave him a wink then strutted toward the bar

I stepped in front of her because she hadn’t noticedme a drink”

She’d just tossed the bag into the air when she stopped She caught it without a glance as her jaw dropped open “I didn’t know you were home”

“Arrived a couple hours ago” I couldn’t suppress my smile, not when she lit up like that

She julad you’re back You were gone for so long”

I squeezed her back,on her head

“It sucked Don’t do that anymore”

I pulled away “Well, I’ve got bad news… I’ain in a couple days”

Her eyebrows furrowed in her anger then she stuck out her tongue “How long?”

“I don’t know…but probably a while”

“Ugh” She turned to the bar “Let’s get that drink Now I really need one”

We took seats side by side, ordering a couple of ales and sos crossed, her breeches tight, with thick boots on her feet “So, did you grab the girl?”

“I did”

“That went smooth?”

Smooth wasn’t the word I’d use “A hiccup here and there…”

“Nohat?”

“I’ her with me to the isles in a few days”

“Just the two of you?” she asked incredulously “Gonna have her tied up the entire time?”

I shook my head

“Then how do you know she won’t try to kill you?”

“Because she knows she’d be dead without me”

“What’s she like?”

I shrugged “A pain in the ass…”

She turned to her stew and took a couple bites “Is she in the dungeon?”

I held her gaze for a while, unsure what to say “Yes”

She continued to eat “Hoas the outpost?”

“Cold Got attacked by the Teeth and a yeti”