[ Hedging is habit, but really, he’s never felt so encouraged in his life. ]
Maybe I’ll start now. Working on it, I mean. Get my first mediocre effort out of the way so I can move on to a better one faster.
[ He tugs on By’s lower lip in parting and then leaves his teeth and mouth alone. ]
Will you wait until the war is over to tell your spymaster to— [ kiss your ass, is where that sentence was headed, but it occurs to him it might not be that easy. ] Will they let you just leave like that?
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[ Hedging is habit, but really, he’s never felt so encouraged in his life. ]
Maybe I’ll start now. Working on it, I mean. Get my first mediocre effort out of the way so I can move on to a better one faster.
[ He tugs on By’s lower lip in parting and then leaves his teeth and mouth alone. ]
Will you wait until the war is over to tell your spymaster to— [ kiss your ass, is where that sentence was headed, but it occurs to him it might not be that easy. ] Will they let you just leave like that?