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that it had taken Marcus a

I replied, kicking up m

ed me up in an ancient room on the third floor. It had an ornate

could afford to lock a g

pe

windows, then pick the lock, then flat

az should proba

came inside with a tray of

ve a fück about the botany. He just watc

ne I looked hi

uit.” I said. “He must re

rolled

n feed you something he

” Now that my stomach wasn’t growling, I p

ll.” Marcus sighed. “You aren’t

g to the closet. I tossed out the

it down.” The butler said, try

Haven’t we established that

it must have been taken in this very room. Two small boys and a little girl

oment to tell

out the window in annoyance, and he

silently tucke

on. “What makes Biscuit think I won’t h

like it was the dumb

s for your protection,” He stated, with an air of su

at Marcus. When she noticed me watching her, she pic

more table man

into a human cigare

He corrected. “Th

hing. “And we were g

e I slammed the closet door, trapping the bird inside

, I’d nicked one of Biscuit’s

ice cold water, revea

ks and

am I her

g threatened. He turned pale, his eyes

know.”

you?” I wondered to m

said, he

hing could kill them. I hadn’t exp

? Wh

. “Any Immortal with a even trace of morta

tal here the

lized it certainly wouldn’t have been easy to kill t

erable bästards came from. The dimension

an awful number of Guardian

adn’t asked a very

his name

ife in my pants and shoved Marcus to the bed. I

e what this looked

sly. Marcus opened his mouth, but

cho

l was I trying to explain? “Well, your butler

top of him. On a fricking bed . It didn’

t when you didn’t want m

’s a

, and he almost

, Biscuit cocked his h

It was an

I’d let you know he turns 203 this year. But no judgemen

hit him wi

B butler had taken my knife. So I

a pillow

uly, I’m a twelve year old girl on the inside,” h

How many

l know

ng to Mr. Classified-Top-Secret

eeded bet

hat i

rm that I hadn’t paid attention to. It

my head even before

a sheer silk ocean blue gown. “We’re

mpagne flutes and

ed. “Ask me to kill some

it sm

ing you to k

you