The Code of Happiness
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“The funds will sit until you are ready.”
“And if we're never ready?”
“We'll cross that bridge when necessary.”
They're not ready. Neither wants to have a part in this future. It's too soon and some other man's game.
“The Caves of Liita,” says Edmonds, “you will be required to train there.”
“It actually exists?”
“Know a man who will show you.”
“Any ogres?”
Edmonds leans in, he wants both of them to be hooked.
“Demons by the dozen.”
Jamie was out. The best it drew from him was a wry smile. Cogs in other people's wheels; no thanks. If John Charles Cavour had been alive, he would've seen. Jamie was no longer the prime candidate and Po had retreated, needing a place to lick her wounds. There was no argument from her.
Grace went back to XXLI, Blaze not so much as forgiving as not caring. Jamie was a mere blip. There would always be other prospects from a city of black and gray. Grace was an undecided, still attached to the benefits. She needed a clearer path than the mess Jamie seemed to be walking. They met, slept together, and reminded themselves of when they were younger. Jamie wasn't going to try and change her mind. He'd had enough of being the focus of others persuasion to understand. Grace appreciated that. It made them closer. It was more than they had before entering each other’s lives. His decision made, he would travel with what was left of his funds. One day Grace might join him.
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