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She Who Brings The Storm
I chose to ignore Glob's subtly mocking challenge and asked a question that had been nagging me since my earlier talks with Ulrik.
"How old are you exactly?"
He blinked in reaction to the abrupt change of subject,his sly smirk falling off his face.
"How is that relevant?" He questioned,leaning back in his deep seated,high-backed chair.
"That old,huh?"
He eyed me carefully and stroked his chin absently.
"Why do I feel as if I'm being mocked?"
I shrugged.
"Why don't you want to answer?"
"And what time is it? I haven't seen a clock since I've got here," Keanu interrupted.
"Reminds me of a casino,"
Wayne commented and Logan nodded in agreement,rubbing her stomach.
"I am two years short of seven hundred and in your world it would be half past eleven." Glob answered,prompting a brief, con
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