[She hands him a cup, and tips her head to one side. There's open curiosity in her face.]
I'll deal with that problem when it comes.
[She's not afraid of Charles Vane; he knows it, and it's a bedrock of their friendship. She's not afraid of anyone here. She thought, for a while, there had to be at least one other shifter on Nassau, somewhere, but if there is they haven't bothered to make themselves known, so she remains gently unconcerned.
She lifts her chin, and there's that calculating look on her face again.]
Why take the fort?
Are you doing it because you want to sit here, comfortable and fat on the trade, or do you have another reason?
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I'll deal with that problem when it comes.
[She's not afraid of Charles Vane; he knows it, and it's a bedrock of their friendship. She's not afraid of anyone here. She thought, for a while, there had to be at least one other shifter on Nassau, somewhere, but if there is they haven't bothered to make themselves known, so she remains gently unconcerned.
She lifts her chin, and there's that calculating look on her face again.]
Why take the fort?
Are you doing it because you want to sit here, comfortable and fat on the trade, or do you have another reason?