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Noah pulled up an ee forearms casually across the back

“Yeah Edgar,” he said, drawing the naether?”

Edgar, looking petrified, said nothing Jonathan opened his mouth to speak, but Julian claly

“We’re asking him Not you”

A waitress arrived, happily depositing two full pints in front of the two men Julian took one, and Noah took the other The wounded look on Jonathan’s face was extre

“Well?” asked Noah, bringing the glass to his lips “Go on, then”

The two et nothing Eventually Jonathan nodded, and Edgar’s expression changed fronation

“Alright,” thehis ear nervously “Your property… well, your property is rumored…”

“To hide a treasure horde,” I finished for him “Yeah Go on”

Edgar blinked in surprise Jonathan only shrugged He called for the waitress again and ordered another two pints

“So yeah, I was out looking for it,” adar “With my metal detector, and—”

“We,” Jonathan corrected hi for it”

“Fine We”

“And that was you, right?” asked Julian “Out in the field that night?”

Edgar looked into his lap and nodded “Yeah Sorry”