LOREN
Yes, yes, Remi had said what it was, but that didn’t mean Loren had understood. ”You shouted something completely baffling and then tossed yourself at me. I wasn’t prepared and I was confused. And for all I knew you were some weird creature that Caido spits out and your teeth were venomous.” They were going back and forth about this as if the details mattered when they didn’t: the alchemist had startled the summoner, and he had acted according to his nature.Maybe that should’ve bothered Loren more than it did.
”Know that I could do what, almost kill you?” Loren’s heart wasn’t beating quite as quickly now, but he still wasn’t fully recovered. And the fear had left a bad taste in his mouth and left his limbs and body struggling to support his weight. So he lay back, staring into the sky. It had the added benefit that he didn’t have to look at the alchemist, because in that moment the Lauceleyn was so torn between exasperation and relief that he didn’t know how to feel. And he still didn't know why the other man had ever thought that would be a good idea or what he was hoping to accomplish.
A beggar's book
outworths
a noble's blood
