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"You didn't even try, dear. Usually sneaking up on someone involves ''sneaking''. Something I understand you criminal urchin sorts can usually do well. Maybe you aren't a very good one." | "You didn't even try, dear. Usually sneaking up on someone involves ''sneaking''. Something I understand you criminal urchin sorts can usually do well. Maybe you aren't a very good one." | ||
| − | She drew her dagger at the insult. "Oh, I'm a good one | + | She drew her dagger at the insult. "Oh, I assure you, I'm a good one. And I'm not your ''dear''." |
| − | "Now there's the spirit." With a flick of his wrist, he had a short sword in his hand | + | "Now there's the spirit." With a flick of his wrist, he had a short sword in his hand. He took a step toward her. "Now--" |
She muttered an expletive and turned to run. ''MAGE. Of course. IDIOT GIRL.'' | She muttered an expletive and turned to run. ''MAGE. Of course. IDIOT GIRL.'' | ||
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The man chuckled, which sent a chill down her spine, and then he said, "Gods, you're barely more than a child." | The man chuckled, which sent a chill down her spine, and then he said, "Gods, you're barely more than a child." | ||
| − | She mustered up her defiance. "Let me loose | + | She mustered up her defiance. "Let me loose from this and I'll show you how much more I am." |
"Guess I'd better not let you loose then." A moment passed in silence. "Look, kid, since I just got jumped by a dangerous rogue in the streets, I clearly need a bodyguard. I'm here for five days. Why don't I hire you?" | "Guess I'd better not let you loose then." A moment passed in silence. "Look, kid, since I just got jumped by a dangerous rogue in the streets, I clearly need a bodyguard. I'm here for five days. Why don't I hire you?" | ||
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"Ten Valors," he said, flashing the gold coins in the dim moonlight. | "Ten Valors," he said, flashing the gold coins in the dim moonlight. | ||
| − | "Ah--" Tasha found herself unable to speak for a moment. She rarely came across men who carried that much coin on them. "What if you | + | "Ah--" Tasha found herself unable to speak for a moment. She rarely came across men who carried that much coin on them. "What if what you said is true, and I'm not very good?" |
"Then maybe you'll die protecting me," he said. "I'll have to hire whoever kills you, since they're better." He grinned then, holding his hand forward. "Take the coins. Make some honest money." | "Then maybe you'll die protecting me," he said. "I'll have to hire whoever kills you, since they're better." He grinned then, holding his hand forward. "Take the coins. Make some honest money." | ||
| − | She hesitated, then grabbed the gold. "It's a lot of gold," she explained. " | + | She hesitated, then grabbed the gold. "It's a lot of gold," she explained. "Doesn't mean I care how honest it is." |
"Fair enough." | "Fair enough." | ||
| − | They walked in silence for a while | + | They walked in silence for a while. |
| − | "Pray you don't see it again," the man answered. "I don't do | + | "I never seen magic before," Tasha said, breaking the uncomfortable silence. |
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| + | "Pray you don't see it again," the man answered. "I don't do tricks." | ||
"I understand," she answered. "What if I wanted to learn?" | "I understand," she answered. "What if I wanted to learn?" | ||
