Her cheeks warmed. “What does it mean?” “Boss? We use it to show respect. I used to call my horse in Sumi boss.” She snorted; this little irrelevant detail was perfectly endearing. “Always nice to be equated to a horse.” He glanced down at her, eyes wide with apprehension. “No, I didn’t mean—” He halted at the sight of her grin. “You’re joking.” “Unsuccessfully, from the looks of it.” “No, I’m not saying that—oh. You’re doing it again.” “Hm. We’re not great at this.” He nodded severely. “It does appear to be the only dissonance in our partnership.” “We’ll figure it out, I’m sure.” “With hard
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