“You have been one of my best students, Noah. “I’m stronger today than I was yesterday, and I’ll be even stronger tomorrow. When we were at Covington’s, you just pretended you believed me while thinking I was some young punk, either out of my mind or just trying to get you into bed.”
“I believed you then, but no longer. She has an aging curse that she’s been trying to dispel for years. If Galvin insists on making me his enemy, then I might as well win this tit-for-tat feud.”
“Oi, Gideon, come join us,” said Foley, seeing his friend approaching. “I led Galvin for a merry chase through the slums and then ditched him.”
“So what’s going to happen to you?” Sophia asked. Over and over again, Seraph swung at Foley, each attack becoming more feral with the failure of the one before. Are you here as a friend, feeling that we can discuss personal topics in a casual manner?
