Mori sighed, letting her take the arm, the other one wrapped around his stomach. "You needn't have interrupted your supper for this. I could have handled it myself, I can assure you. I've spoiled an evening you and Derek were sharing. You needn't have helped a man who can help himself."
Could he have, though? Or would he have just let himself die it off? Could either of them truly know for sure what would have happened?
The bag was pulled close to his uninjured side, pressed against him. It smelled of marsh dirt, mildew, and musty water and clinked with glass when it moved. He hadn't checked the contents yet. Perhaps they were afraid of what they would see inside. Perhaps they were afraid of this all being for naught. Perhaps they were afraid of if they were intact...
"I must leave shortly. My partners will be expecting me." This was, of course, a lie. A yet unanswered invitation from just that morning had said his spouses were away for the remainder of the week: one at zee, the other on a Fourth City expedition.
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Could he have, though? Or would he have just let himself die it off? Could either of them truly know for sure what would have happened?
The bag was pulled close to his uninjured side, pressed against him. It smelled of marsh dirt, mildew, and musty water and clinked with glass when it moved. He hadn't checked the contents yet. Perhaps they were afraid of what they would see inside. Perhaps they were afraid of this all being for naught. Perhaps they were afraid of if they were intact...
"I must leave shortly. My partners will be expecting me." This was, of course, a lie. A yet unanswered invitation from just that morning had said his spouses were away for the remainder of the week: one at zee, the other on a Fourth City expedition.