“Please, boy. Let’s not start out with either of us insulting the other’s intelligence. There are only three people in life you can never fool—pawnbrokers, whores, and your mother. Since your mother’s dead, I’ve taken her place. Hence, I’m bullshit-proof.” Chains’ voice grew serious. “You know perfectly well why your former master would have cause to be displeased with you.” “He said I wasn’t … circumspect.” “Circumspect,” Chains repeated. “That’s a good word. And no, you’re not. He told me everything.”
