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Bastien already knew a little bit about what Loren could do, but he had a few tricks up his sleeve that no one had seen yet. However, best to keep them there until he absolutely needed them. As Rexanna joked about surprises, he smiled, though it didn’t reach his eyes. ”Not really. Full disclosure, the last person who tried to surprise me got a manticore to the face.” That wasn’t an exaggeration: Remi had jumped at the summoner and he had reacted instinctively. Rubbing his hands together nervously, he gave the blue-eyed woman a chagrined look. ”I was kind of...trained to respond to threats with overwhelming force.” That was the kindest way to describe what his family had done to him and why he reacted so poorly to unexpected occurrences.A beggar's book
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a noble's blood
