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they were only discussing the weather, a topic that wasnтАЩt often at the head of
the list.
тАЬInky!тАЭ Sharp exclaimed as soon as I was inside the silencing field and could
hear her, the delight in her voice all too obvious. тАЬI knew you would make it,
and I told these doubters so. Have you any idea how long itтАЩs been?тАЭ
тАЬFor me, itтАЩs been almost a year.тАЭ I answered, sitting down in the place Tris
had moved from to make for me. тАЬHow long has it been for you, Sharp?тАЭ
тАЬYouтАЩre not amusing,тАЭ she stated while Tris and Riccom chuckled, her pale,
delicate face flushing faintly with embarrassment. тАЬI wasnтАЩt referring to the
amount of calendar time, and you know it. What I was trying to say was that we
missed you.тАЭ
тАЬAnd I missed you three,тАЭ I admitted without hesitation, telling them nothing
but the truth. тАЬIf all youтАЩre after now is rekindling old friendships, IтАЩm all
for it. If there happens to be an irresistible business deal youтАЩre dying to
include me in on, I think IтАЩm late for another appointment.тАЭ
тАЬWhy do you have to be such a stinker?тАЭ Sharp demanded in annoyance while the
chuckling around us changed to outright laughter. тАЬMost people in the trade
would give up their vices for the chance to work with us. Did you hear us asking
you to give up even a small vice?тАЭ
тАЬI donтАЩt think she has any vices to give up,тАЭ Tris remarked, his green eyes
studying me where I sat. Tris was good looking in a smooth-featured way, and his
physical grace had been the cause of some problems for him. When it came to
enjoying himself he preferred doing it with females, but some people had
difficulty accepting that. When Tris was propositioned politely by the wrong
gender, his refusal was just as polite; if the suggestion then turned to
insistence, Tris reached for a knife.
тАЬShe certainly doesnтАЩt look like she has any vices,тАЭ Ricco agreed with Tris, his
blue eyes even more amused than the other manтАЩs green ones. тАЬHave you ever seen
such an innocent, open face, hair that black in such a plain, unassuming style,
black eyes so large and guileless that you could trip and fall right into them?
IтАЩll bet most places she still has to prove sheтАЩs old enough to drink.тАЭ
I offered Riccom a wordless gesture that made all three of them laugh, but it

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wasnтАЩt anything they hadnтАЩt been expecting. TheyтАЩd never let me forget the time
Ricco and I had gone together to make an assessment of the possibility of
approaching a target Seero had been interested in. The point of entry to the
target would have been through the posh bar next door, and Ricco and I had
dressed to the eyebrows so theyтАЩd let us in. WeтАЩd made our entrance in a grand
way, letting our attitudes say we didnтАЩt own the place only because we didnтАЩt go
in for petty-cash investments, and the maitre dтАЩ guarding the entrance was very
impressed. He inspected Ricco from light brown hair to broad shoulders to
zilf-hide shoes, smiled faintly in total approval, men began to apologize. It
took a minute for us to understand that the man was apologizing for the
regrettable fact that they couldnтАЩt serve children in their establishment, and
then Ricco had broken up. HeтАЩd laughed so hard weтАЩd had to leave before we were
thrown out, and I hadnтАЩt had to ask what was so funny. Since I was five months
older than Ricco I knew what he found so funny, but IтАЩd never been quite up to