nk he was happy when he went. "
"So, theres a happy ending, after all. Im glad you both got that. "
"You dont have to be so magnanimous. "
Spyder nodded, took a pull on the cigarette.
"Yeah, I do. Otherwise the walls start doing that closing in thing and I want a drink and Im trying real hard not to want that. "
"Youre not drinking? Thats a good thing. "
He shrugged. "Leaves more money for cigarettes. "
"Im so sorry I left you like that. "
"You said that already. "
Shrike walked over to him. Her eyes were clear and bright, though a little dark, as if she hadnt slept in days. Spyder looked for the white cane that doubled as her sword, but he didnt see it.
"My father was dying. I knew it the moment I saw him back in Madame Cinders tower. I had to take him home," Shrike said. "And I had to get away from you. "
"Did I do something to upset you?"
"Just the opposite. You saved me. "
"Bullshit. Youre the one with the sword, the one who knows magic and how to move between worlds. I was just faking it, doing card tricks. "
"You dont understand. Im a killer. Id dedicated my-self to destroying life because mine had been stolen from me. I told the few people who asked that I was sorry I had to do it, but it was all that I knew. The truth is, I enjoyed taking life. And doing it for something as cheap as money made it all the better. I wanted to burn down the world for what it did to me and my family. "
"I know the feeling. "
"If things had gone a little differently years ago, I might have become someone like Madame Cinders. If you hadnt come along on this
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