“By all the gods that ever were, I’ll pay ye back. She lifted the hidden panel (hidden in such a way that no one without the touch would ever be able to uncover it), revealing a compartment perhaps a foot square and two feet deep. It’ll hurt a little, maybe, but you’ve hurt worse. They were horribly embarrassed, especially Cuthbert, but they were determined.
It was shorter than The Calmer, wider at the top. “Gods, ye’re a girl,” he whispered, and reached for her. She still held her hand out. Not even when he’s the one on top and what they know can’t hurt him.
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