Valek leaned back in his chair and said to me, โI donโt think I would have made it past the audition,Yelena. I probably would have set my hair on fire by this point.โ โWhatโs a singed head for the sake of art?โ I teased. He laughed.
Maria V. SnyderUrsan flourished the knife, threatening me. "Talk, or I'll start cutting off body parts." "Yours? Or mine?" I kept my voice steady despite my insides twisting into goo. "It's an important distinction.
Maria V. Snyder"How did you - " "Fool your guards? They're not very good. They forgot to check the ceiling for spiders." Valek grinned. His angular face softened.
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