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"Oh, I get it," I s to ease the heavy tension in the rooet under his skin

"Geez, it’s like that gold has seeped right into your brain andreally," he joked God, it was good to have someone around with a sense of huht?"

"They better have," I growled, more serious than Jericho was "I made them recount them by hand five tihed

I walked to the door and held it open for hih "Oh, I’m sorry, do you want this job? Because you can have it! I will take this crown off right now and give it to you" I lifted the heavy piece of gold offhe would actually take it from me and release hed "But uh, I’ve been ? I mean, that wasn’t just a Lucan-fashion-state to emulate our dearly departed former leader?"

"It’s heavy as hell, dude," I slipped the questionable piece of jewelry back onto my head and it fell to the side so that it lay crooked on ht It’s iht up as I walked hi festival We spoke every other week on the phone, but it wasn’t the sairls with howAnd kind of awesome at the same ti all over the world, checking in on different settle, ere all worried about another rebellion

For the dom seemed happy But they had seeotten over the notion that there were others out there plotting Lucan’s downfall My sister had been kidnapped by a rouge group of Immortals that wanted different leadership but the same kind of oppressive power Those were the people that keptto lead I wasn’t prepared to let this people suffer under another dictator

Jericho was one of the only people I trusted enough to report back the absolute truth and see through everyone else’s BS at the sa for a distraction He was the perfect candidate

"Jericho," Talbott called frorin on his face and a handshake extended for Jericho "It’s good to have you back" Talbott’s Romanian accent rolled over his words, made even thicker by his excite his hand with extra precaution

"What?" Talbott laughed, noticing Jericho’s skeptical eye

"People aren’t used to it yet," I explained, but by the curious looks both of theave me I knew I had to use more words "The happiness Talbott, people aren’t used to your s ass smile seemed way out of place next to his uard positions like his

Talbott let out a bark of laughter and I watched Jericho flinch from the sound I smiled at Jericho’s unco Talbott over again like he had been abducted by aliens "It’s drugs isn’t it? You’re on drugs The pressure finally got to you, didn’t it?"

"No, not drugs," Talbott grinned wider "It’s Lilly Lilly finally said yes!"

"That’s great, hed with him too and then turned to explain it to Jericho "Talbott’s been trying to get Lilly toto keep her options open Talbott must have finally worn her down"

"It’s not that," Talbott all but growled at uy everyone would remember "She’s been nervous; she doesn’t want to be the first interracial couple to get et a lot of attention I don’t want the attention either, but we love each other, it’s silly to wait any longer"

"Congratulations, Talbott," Jericho replied, a huge grin spread wide across his face too "That’s really exciting, I’m happy for you"

"I’m happy for you too," I offered and I really was

"Only because this helps prodo it was true "That’s only part of the truth," I admitted "I really a old shindig here just to celebrate this!"

"Oh really?" Talbott narrowed his wise eyes on do how great this was going to be to proh the people were free, they were still a bit skittish of actually dating someone from a different race than theht direction