Lion Head Mesa A neat tucked slice

such a suggestive remark! qiao ignored it, though any irritation she felt had long since receded.

if they were to work together well, they would have to learn to work with each other's idiosyncrasies. sayf's was that he looked for sexual affection in the wrong places. qiao's was that she was a bitch.

well, what do you know of owls, then? it would not do to have a den-boy who knew nothing of the forest -- but if he understood the pattern of birds, he would be useful. there are many things i need for our service to the king. some are easier found than others. come.

qiao hustled over to the rough pelt-skin which slumped near her bed. from it, she extracted the coarsely-cut morels @Belladonna had pried from the mountain birch. these were tremendously useful when combined with one proprietary agent -- but alone, they were useless. these are bitter and poisonous if eaten alone. if allowed to steep in gaultheria for several weeks, they lose their sharpness, but not their potency. when eaten, they open pathways to the mind and are of great significance.