Marie clasped her hands together and looked vulnerable. Payne flinched. โThe only time you donโt tell me something is when you think itโs dangerous, because being a fragile, sheltered noblewoman, I might faint at the thought of experiencing physical harm like a common person.โ She sighed, and seemingly from nowhere, produced an enormous cast-iron frying pan easily one hundred centimeters in diameter. โAnd then,โ she said sadly, โI have to damage one of the good pans by smacking it against your thick, common skull until you tell meโ
Phil FoglioKlaus Wulfenbach: Was my son upset? Bangladesh DuPree: Oh, him? Yeah! He's all set to be a hero and rescue her--and then he finds out he'd need fireplace tongs to get her undressed? Yeah, upset is the word.
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