I'd seen enough of what death could do, and at too young an age, not to appreciate it. I'd had enough of those. Grandstanding won't win you any points with me. I wanted to be friends with Ronnie again, really friends, if it was still possible.
Okay, technically it had been a deal struck between Malcolm and Nikolaos, the old Master of the City. I caught it, and stood there with it in my hands. Trouble was the stage was too high from the floor to be that ladylike, so I stumbled, and he caught me and gave me a look. Nathaniel whimpered.
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