me Brandi Ratcliff dragged Cason to the
e. The guard on the right sneered, his eyes raking over Brandi's tor
guard spat, waving his hand a
and his hand twitched toward his waist, a
d down on his shoulder
She pulled out a single, glowing High-Grade
opened his palm and saw the pure, concentrated magic radiating from
right in!" The guards practically
a woman who had to tear her own clothes for bandag
ve him a freezing side-eye. "Fo
oring the cheap, rowdy taverns. She walked straight to the center of the city, stopping in fron
play of wealth. Crystal chan
e two bloody figures tracking mud onto his import
leather pouch from her pocket and slammed it down onto the wood. The h
the strings and peeked inside.
nal, groveling smile. "Welcome to the
ng through the air. "Send up a tub of boiling water, your
back of her head. The confusion in his mind
a ridiculously lavish suite. Silk curtain
a. She walked over to the window, staring do
d a painted silk screen. They filled it with steaming water, left a pile of folded
"Go scrub the blood off. You
elt a flush of embarrassment, but he forced h
plashing water filled the
complete. Reward: Top-Tier Meditation Room ac
exactly what she needed to stabilize her mag
Cason stepped out fr
isible. His sharp jawline, the straight bridge of his nose, and his deep, dark eyes were striking. The damp black
er throat, a purely physical reaction to his looks. She
ve from the table and tossed it at h
wounds," s
and began rubbing the salve into the angry red skin around hi
was low, barely a whisper, but i
. "I just need you able to walk to
e was starting to und
. When she emerged, she was wearing a simple, elegant white dress. The g
eavy silence settling between them. The on
tomach let out a lou
moothing the front of her dress.
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