'' he 's challenged me to a duel in the hope of defending it . '' william cast a glance over her shoulder at michael . '' it must have been quite an offense indeed if you felt compelled to challenge her . '' '' i did n't make the decision lightly , '' michael ground out . his eyes were unflinching as he stared back at william

the thought was n't as natural as it once would have been for nix , but it still formed far too easily in his mind , as the sensor in question came within fifteen feet of nix , and then ten . '' nobody . '' the sensor 's voice was familiar , but nix could n't quite place it . '' i know you 're here , nix

'' she likes that for you too . '' '' well ... , '' max struggled to find another guess . '' it ca n't be somebody else , ' cause i would know . '' to his surprise , max saw a flicker of something in tom 's eyes that said he was getting warmer . '' she has n't ever been on a date , except you , as far as i can remember , '' said max

but then it had never really seemed to matter until that moment that he knew next to nothing about his erstwhile drinking companion . '' oh , oh no , not really , '' harry said trying to back track from his statement and giving himself a moment to think about what he should say by taking a longer than normal drink from his pint . '' i just mean that sometimes things just get out of hand , '' he then said smiling over the top of his
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