Look, he isnโt even concerned.โ I poured the tea. โHeโs concerned, Mother. He just doesnโt panic, because heโs in charge and if he panics, everybody else will panic.โ โI can jog around the room pretending to scream if you would like,โ Jim offered.
Ilona AndrewsI'm counting to ten in my head." "Is it helping?" "No." "It doesn't help me with you either. I used to life weights to alleviate frustration, but someone blowtorched my weight bench. How did you do it, by the way?" "I could tell you but then I'd have to kill you.
Ilona AndrewsIt's a reflex. Hear a bell, get food. See an undead, throw a knife. Same thing, really.
Ilona AndrewsCrazy Curran ranked right up there with monsoons, tornadoes, earthquakes, and other natural disasters.
Ilona AndrewsHow are you?" "Perfectly fine," he said. "Are your ribs broken?" "Probably not. Cracked at most. We fought very carefully." "Did this settle anything?" "It made me feel better," he said, sitting up. "Did you see me kick him in the kidneys?" "I saw.
Ilona AndrewsIn a perfect world, Joshuaโs vertically gifted murderer wouldโve had himself a monologue before rampaging, during which he loudly and clearly wouldโve announced his full name, occupation, religious preference, preferably with his godโs country and time period of origin, his goals, dreams, and aspirations, and the location of his lair. But nobody had ever accused post-Shift Atlanta of being perfect.
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