“Seems like no all around then.” Nero grins around another bite of cookie. I hadn’t even noticed the corners of paper sticking out of Hans’s pocket. Cassie breaks the silence first as she uses her hand to shove the pieces of paper deeper into Hans’s pocket. “He’s a little particular about these.” “Oh?” I ask, not able to help myself. She looks up at me. “Well, he beheaded the last guy who touched them. And that was only a few hours ago, so probably best not to poke the bear.” When she refers to him as a bear, I watch Hans dart his gaze to her. “Plus, they’re just notes from me. Nothing to do
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