“I agree,” Joseph said with a nod. “We will rebuff the attack and he will send more men next year and the year after and the year after that. Bu... I would attack either way. Liala, if your mother was harmed, I would order Azkoval’s troops to Troyvet.”“We are allies,” Liala said. “You are not aligned with Marindar.”“It wouldn’t matter to me,” Joseph countered. “Azkoval will protect duly ordained leaders and I will protect my friends and their families. Genrico’s coming nuptials cloud things. I. I was happy to help you youngsters. You are what I hope will be the next generation of leaders in this country. And I'm also pleased that your parents are with you today. They deserve a lot of credit for raising two very fine young people." That's very nice of you to say, Mr. Chevrier," Ginny's father said. "We're pretty proud of them too but you've been a special friend and we wanted to thank you for that."We sat in his living room for a while, talking about our plans after school. Ginny was. It was easy work and most of the time the people would not be home when I was there. A couple of times the lady of the house might be there and talk to me for a minute or two. Twice there were women in bikinis, that made it just that much better. Then I went to this one house. I was cleaning the pool when this woman came out. She was smoking hot. Red head, I am guessing early thirties, a big wedding ring, wide hips, medium to large tits, big green eyes and the smallest bikini I think I have. "You can wait with the others for more news."I turned to the waiting room, nearly blinded by the amount of golden brands. "No, we're not here for the man." I didn't let myself dwell on the realization that I'd killed Demetrius. "We're here for the girl." Oh! What was her name?" Brandy Ravenscroft."The nurse quickly typed the name into his computer. "She just came out of surgery. She's in the ICU. No visitors. Except for family."Phoenix: Hospital - Saturday"I'm family," I said. "You can let me.
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