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Finn whistled "Wow You ood customer" He nodded to a couple of people as we claimed the stools I made sure to sit between Finn and Nic

"Have you been here before?" I asked hior’s security forces All part of the job"

Hoping Nic and Eve wouldn’t blowKade, I introduced the look before Eve elbowed him in the ribs If Finn noticed he didn’t react Tls of stew appeared in front of us, and I turned Finn’s attention to Ian When Finn e sense of pride

"Is he the reason you’vesessions?" Nic asked me

"I’ve been busy ork"

"No excuses," Nic said "It’s too i She pulled Nic off the stool "Niceyou, Finn We’d love to stay and chat, but we’re on duty tonight Opal, we’ll see you in the aze warned hly

Eve hustled Nic out the door Confusion creased his face, but he followed his partner

Finn and I ate our stew He pushed his eht It is the best in town"

The food revived me, and cleared my mind "It’s better than my mother’s, but don’t tell anyone I said that or she’ll disown h I could black tone "You could try"

"You never did answer my question"

"Which one?"

"If you think you can beathis warers onsessions"

"How otten serious about io "I doubt I could win a ainst you" Unless I cheated and used those pressure points Devlen had inadvertently taught me

"You may surprise yourself From what I hear, you’re rather resourceful"

"What have you heard?"

"There wasn’t ive me a whole lot, either"

"I hardly know you" Yet I didn’t pull my ar so close with the Councilor and the First Adviser"

I couldn’t argue with hi him why I took the job "And?"

"And I knew so" He leaned his elbow on the bar with a s casualness