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"Nobody asked me if I cared"

Grimm blinked, fascinated by the Hawk’s behavior "All the lasses look on Adam like that"

"She didn’t even notice me ’Tis Adam she wants Who the bloody hell hired that blacksmith anyway?"

Grimm mused into his brew "Wasn’t Thomas the so?"

"I don’t know, Grimm That’s why I asked you"

"Well, somebody hired Adam"

"You didn’t?"

"Nay I thought you did, Hawk"

"Nay Maybe he’s Tholy Thomas his brother? Not a chance on that"

"Get rid of him"

"Adam?"

"Aye"

Silence

Then, "By the saints, Hawk, you can’t be serious! ’Tisna like you to take away a man’s livelihood because of the way a lass looks at him …"

"This lass happens to be edEshed deeply "There is that" He paused the length of several jealous heartbeats "Grimm?"

"Um?"

"Tell him to keep his clothes on while he works And that’s an order"

But Hawk couldn’t leave it alone His mind became aware of where his feet had taken hiht beneath the rowan trees at Adae

"Welcome Lord Hawk of Dalkeith-Upon-the-Sea"

Hawk spun about to co blackset behind him Not many men could take the Hawk by surprise, and for an instant Haas as fascinated as he was irritated with the smithy

"I didn’t hire you Who are you?"

"Adam," the smithy replied coolly