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1 " I see you.” You always did, I thought, watching sparks dance in his eyes. "
― Karen Chance , Reap the Wind (Cassandra Palmer, #7)
2 " This is getting surreal," Marlowe murmured. "Even for this place.""Cassie is here-mentally," Mircea told him."I gathered that.""She seems to find it difficult to understand why I do not wish to have her in my head, unannounced, any time she pleases--"Marlowe gave a bark of a laugh. "Oh this should be fun. "
3 " You're blaming me for this?""No. I am merely pointing out that it is a security risk--""How? I thought we were on the same side.""We are on the same side--""Then how it is a risk for me to be in your head?""It's a privacy issue--""A minute ago it was a security issue.""It is possible for it to be both!" He snapped.I blinked."I'm starting to wish I had popcorn," Marlowe murmured."You can leave," Mircea informed him.A dark eyebrow raised. "This is my office. You already threw me out of yours. "
4 " Oh, shiiiiiiit!""Is that really your name?" Pritkin demanded as we crawled up onto the shore some time later. "Oh, shit?""It's more the story ofy life," I said miserably.And then I passed out. "
5 " You... didn't use the knockout pills, I take it?" he finally asked, staring out into the void. I shook my head. He sat down and we spilt the last Twinkie. "You realise we just sent a herd of flying pigs soaring out over medieval Wales," I said, sometime later, when the last little oinking cloud had disappeared over the horizon. "Hm." "You don't look too concerned." Rosier got to his feet and then actually extended a hand to help me up. "Maybe it will give the Pythias something else to do. And in any case......" "In any case?" " Well. The expression had to start somewhere, didn't it? "
6 " Why has Emrys not killed you? Why has everyone not killed you?” “They’ve tried.” “Not hard enough! "
7 " Do you always get in this much trouble?" Pritkin asked from behind me. "Mostly," I breathed."You know, I've noticed that about you," he told me.And then he kissed me. "