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That was not what he expected at all. Spook's head jerked back a little, surprised in a way he hadn't felt before. It wasn't the strongest emotion ever, but it twisted in an unfamiliar, darker way. He fumbled for words, Just -- just like that? No opinion whatsoever? Spook hadn't been expecting much, but he thought there'd be more than nothing. If anything it widened the hole that Terance's absence left.

Who was this man who apparently felt or cared about nothing? It didn't matter that Kaertok and Arbiter weren't actually mates -- wasn't he supposed to at least try to work with them? Wouldn't he want to have the support of Spook and his sister? He wasn't even the hard to get along with one! What would Brou think of him?