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Well, I had other things <strong>to</strong> <strong>do</strong> anyway.<br />

"Hey, Nenny."<br />

"Good day <strong>to</strong> you sir! Oh it's lovely <strong>to</strong> see you again. Would you like <strong>to</strong> sit<br />

<strong>do</strong>wn for a good chat now?" she smiled cheerfully.<br />

"Actually, I was hoping you could help me. I'm trying find Marissa's Crimson<br />

Veil... <strong>do</strong> you know where it might <strong>be</strong>?"<br />

Nenny's eyes shone bright with recollection. "I'll <strong>be</strong>t I <strong>do</strong>! I saw that nasty<br />

Kimasxi Adder<strong>to</strong>ngue sneaking out <strong>of</strong> Marissa's room one night. They're<br />

both meanies, you know, but Kimasxi's really awful! Anyway, I'd talk <strong>to</strong> her,<br />

first."<br />

I knew that hairy goat-assed hag had something <strong>to</strong> <strong>do</strong> with this.<br />

We s<strong>to</strong>od outside. I hummed <strong>to</strong> myself, trying <strong>to</strong> drown out the exchange <strong>of</strong><br />

curses with a lewd drinking song I had picked up in the Smoldering Corpse.<br />

Morte pressed his occipital bone <strong>to</strong> the <strong>do</strong>or, his eyes flicking back and forth<br />

as if he were mentally taking <strong>not</strong>es.<br />

Eventually the <strong>do</strong>or burst open and knocked Morte aside with a yelp, but<br />

the man s<strong>to</strong>rming out was <strong>to</strong>o red-faced with fury <strong>to</strong> <strong>not</strong>ice.<br />

"Well," Kimasxi said with a curled lip as I entered, "What was the abishai<br />

eating when he squatted in front <strong>of</strong> my <strong>do</strong>or and squeezed you out?"<br />

"I came here <strong>to</strong> ask you something Kimasxi."<br />

She rolled her eyes, as if bored if she couldn't get a rise out <strong>of</strong> me, "Make it<br />

quick then, you ugly sod."<br />

"I was <strong>to</strong>ld you were seen sneaking away from Marissa's cham<strong>be</strong>rs,<br />

recently... is that connected with her missing veil, somehow?"<br />

Kimasxi's eyes flashed, and every hair on her puffed out as she flew in<strong>to</strong> a<br />

rage: "WHO TOLD YOU THA-" she suddenly fell silent, glaring at me through<br />

narrowed eyes. "If I was there, <strong>be</strong>rk, I didn't take her filthy veil... search my<br />

room, if you'd like. I catch you sniffing at my britches, though, I'll see <strong>to</strong> it<br />

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