Firestone Hot Springs Child at heart

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Finley watched him closely as he began to eat. She fought the urge to smile at her little joke, but was prepared to allow it once he had licked up every last bit. Oh yes, he would be feeling no pain soon. Of course, he probably wasn't feeling any pain in the first place so she stopped herself before she felt too much like a good Samaritan.

The Blackthorn knew the game was over the moment the man had begun to consume the "life-saving" elixir. She could tell by the way he asked his question and by a little flicker in his eyes that he was wising up. She took a moment to ponder her answer to his question, pretending to study the hot springs with mistrust in her eyes. Finally, she turned back.

"Just keeping an eye out for victims," she replied simply, offering him a sweet little smile. "Feeling any better?" She posed the question quickly, hoping to stop him from thinking too much about what she had said. Best that he not realize quite yet that he was the victim she was referring to.

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