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my lol @ mustache

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I don't consider myself much of an instructor, but if you like I will teach you all the best curse words.

[nonvenomous]

A promising start. It's important to begin with the fundamentals.

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And the Antivan translation of the Chant, of course.

[nonvenomous]

Mm. [ If she insists. ] I didn’t realize you were religious.

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Every respectable Antivan lady is.

[nonvenomous]

I see. [ There is a pause where he might've lead again with I didn't realize you were... ]

I suppose it's past time I committed some version of it to memory.

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Well past, I should think. I'll pick out some of the best passages for you.

And some of the naughty sounding ones so you can compete with Nell's readings.

[nonvenomous]

I’ll cede to your preference.

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Careful now. It is notoriously difficult to tell on paper whether you're joking. I might take you seriously.

[nonvenomous]

Are the stakes on this particular matter that high?

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The highest, I should think.

[nonvenomous]

All the more reason to leave you in suspense.

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You villain.


Is there anything you would like done for you while you're away, by the by? Plants to water? A pet snake to feed?

[nonvenomous]

I did consider leaving her behind to oversee my affairs but decided in the end that she should accompany me.

[ The point of his pen hangs on the page. I he lines out sharply, only to pause again at its base. Silas is typing. ]

I should attempt to sleep.

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[Her reply is dashed off briskly enough, without hesitation.]

Sleep well then. May your dreams have few wrinkles and flexible joints.

Don't bring me back a spider unless it's been cast out of some interesting metal.

-S

[nonvenomous]

[ Full stop. A moment passes. Perhaps he's gone to bed. ]

And yours as well.

[ There are no promises on the subject of spiders. ]