“So much for not spilling royal blood,” I sigh. She exhales slowly. “It was going to happen sooner or later.” “So, I should get used to this?” “You should expect this.” I smile. “Then I look forward to our next encounter.” I wink and she rolls her eyes before slipping my dagger back into its sheath and returning her own to the band of her pants. And then she’s brushing past my arm and heading for her door. “Always a pleasure,” I say, striding to my own room across the hall. “Unfortunately, I’m afraid I can’t say the same.” I see the flash of a grin before she steps into her room, swinging the
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