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"You’re not one for forgiving, are you, Iz?"

"I forgive When you’re not an outright cunt to me mum" She looked intently at her cousin "Fa hysterically "I still can’t believe you used that one on hiht," Aidan admitted "I like her I like Izzy"

A fist sla his head to the side

Aidan cracked his neck, moved his jaw around to make sure he still could, then looked back at his friend "Iand I like her for you I didn’t et her into a corner so I can fk her blind"

"Oh" Éibhear gave a s punched in the face for no bloody reason"

"It’s a habit What can I say?"

"Thought you only did that with faht you only did that with family,’" Éibhear imitated-sneered back at him

Aidan looked around the table, reular army in the first place Gods, what a miserable life to lead "On the way back, let’s stay in a toe need a break Or even a bloody barn"

"Aye" Éibhear sat up, his elbows on the table, his hands rubbing his tired face "We should have stayed where we left the horses We’d have had to stay human, but at least we’d have a bed and I wouldn’t have to deal with--"

"Cousin? Oy Cousin!"

Éibhear let out a long breath "What, Fal?"

His cousin leaned in, his aret her yet?"

The Mì-runach, who sat on the other side of Éibhear and could hear Fal, stopped eating They

"Don’t knohat youhis cousin would let this go Although Fal believed hi as Gwenvael the Handso Éibhear’s brother had in abundance: intelligence For it was intelligence that was the thin line between endearing rapscallion and idiot bastard