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“Your soul fits the void in my soul perfectly.
‘Sieges weathered, fight together, friends forever.’
I had been threatened many times before and had learned that the men who didn’t make verbal threats were the most dangerous.
“No options. No friends. But you have a knife. Again.”
The room oozed comfort like open arms wrapping me in a hug.
Kiki’s view of life sounded right. Good food, fresh water, an occasional sweet and someone to care for. That’s what everyone should have. A simplistic and unrealistic view I knew, but it soothed me.
The easy answer is never the right answer. You must untangle your brother before he chokes himself.”
“Living is a risk,” I snapped at him. “Every decision, every interaction, every step, every time you get out of bed in the morning, you take a risk. To survive is to know you’re taking that risk
He made a weak attempt to look innocent, but I knew better.
Dealing with poisoners, schemers and killers seemed to be our lot in life.
Trust, Kiki said. Trust is peppermints.
Despite having to worry about poison in the Commander’s food, I began to think life in Ixia had been easier.
You treat me like a delicate flower. I’ll have you know that the most delicate flowers often produce the strongest scent when crushed.”
You’re the only one who has caused me to do the oddest things. You have truly poisoned me.”
My future appeared to be a long twisted road fraught with knots, tangles, and traps. Just the way I liked it.
