Hadrian shook his head and sighed. โWhy do you have to make everything so difficult? Theyโre probably not bad peopleโjust poor. You know, taking what they need to buy a loaf of bread to feed their family. Can you begrudge them that? Winter is coming and times are hard.โ He nodded his head in the direction of the thieves. โRight?โ โI ainโt got no family,โ flat-nose replied. โI spend most of my coin on drink.โ โYouโre not helping,โ Hadrian said.
Michael J. SullivanYou accidentally punched him?โ Wyatt asked, suppressing a chuckle. โIโm not sure you have a full understanding of the whole bodyguard thing.
Michael J. SullivanRight. And our first job is to teach her to give a speech on the Grand Balcony in three days.โ โThat does not sound too difficult. Has she done much public speaking?โ Amilia forced a smile. โA week ago she said the word no.
Michael J. SullivanArenโt you going to say, I told you so?โ Hadrian whispered. โWhat would be the point in that?โ โOh, so youโre saying that youโre going to hang on to this and throw it at me at some future, more personally beneficial moment?โ โI donโt see the point in wasting it now, do you?
Michael J. SullivanAlric looked up at the thief with a scowl. โI just want to say for the record that as far as royal protectors go, youโre not very good.โ โItโs my first day,โ Royce replied dryly. โAnd already Iโm trapped in a timeless prison. I shudder to think what might have happened if you had a whole week.
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