“Rie? Ah, yes, Rie! I know her,” Tarondo acknowledged. “Our acquaintance was formed...most abruptly, shall we say.” The smile on his face concealed his thoughts. Searching for her? She must have run away...
“I have not seen her for some little time now, but I am certain she is somewhere around,” he continued, glancing perplexedly about the room. What if she runs off again?
“Let me ask the servers if they have seen her,” volunteered Luinien, reading his mind. I may do a bit of searching on my own, she continued silently as she crossed the room to the bar.
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I admit it is better fun to punt than be punted, and that a desire to have all the fun is nine-tenths of the law of chivalry.
Lord Peter Wimsey
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