Lolotaru tried to swallow his frustration. She hadn't reacted quite as transparently as he'd hoped. She seemed neither particularly enthused nor clearer. He was beginning to feel as lost and out of his element as she looked. It had been a blessedly long time since he had been in a situation of this sort and he was not happy to be dragged back in. He wanted to excuse himself, refuse her, cast her out. But that's as good as confessing, isn't it? And what if she wasn't trying to trap him? What if she really was a prospective student in need?Â
"Outside. You were telling me why you had to be my, and only my, apprentice."
He still owed so much and he couldn't simply refuse on suspicion one who requested his aid. His fingers traced the outline of his pocket as he sighed, somewhat more audibly than he intended to.
"So please, go on."
"Outside. You were telling me why you had to be my, and only my, apprentice."
He still owed so much and he couldn't simply refuse on suspicion one who requested his aid. His fingers traced the outline of his pocket as he sighed, somewhat more audibly than he intended to.
"So please, go on."
