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The girl sneered, then made an obscene gesture with her tail. “I said pike<br />

<strong>of</strong>f, yeh clueless sod,” the words came out curled in a thick accent.<br />

“Hey, easy,” I said, holding up my hands in a placating gesture, “I just had<br />

some questions.”<br />

She eyed me warily, a glint <strong>of</strong>... something in her eyes, “Aye? And what is it<br />

yeh want?”<br />

“I, uh...” I paused, “I can’t help but <strong>not</strong>ice that you have a tail.”<br />

“Do I now?” the girl’s eyes widened in mock surprise as she looked at her<br />

tail, “So I <strong>do</strong>! An here I was thinking that it was a trick <strong>of</strong> me eye. My, aren’t<br />

yeh a sharp cutter?” She bared her teeth, “Why <strong>do</strong>n’t yeh piss <strong>of</strong>f ta<br />

whatever hole yeh crawled out <strong>of</strong> and leave me <strong>be</strong>?! Me nor me tail is for<br />

trade, jig?”<br />

A tiefling, then. She certainly had the temper <strong>of</strong> a fiend, “All right... I was just<br />

cur-”<br />

Morte piped up happily, shooting his <strong>to</strong>ngue even as it salivated at the curve<br />

<strong>of</strong> her breasts. For someone who’s made mostly <strong>of</strong> mouth and stem, I was<br />

quickly learning that Morte had more mouth than anything, “It’s just as well<br />

neither you nor your tail are for sale. You couldn’t squeak out a living with<br />

‘em, anyway.”<br />

“Uh...”<br />

She turned pink with fury, hands shooting <strong>to</strong> the knives strapped <strong>to</strong> her<br />

milk-white thighs, “What are yeh about, yeh blighter?! Say it again!”<br />

“He didn't say anything,” I shot a hand out <strong>to</strong> try <strong>to</strong> grab Morte, but he<br />

floated just out <strong>of</strong> reach.<br />

“Yeh, that’s right, cutter. Rein in that mimir <strong>of</strong> yers,” she calmed <strong>do</strong>wn<br />

visibly, though still wearing that scowl.<br />

I sighed. I might as well get <strong>do</strong>wn <strong>to</strong> business, then, “I’m looking for<br />

someone named Pharod. Do you know where I can find him?”<br />

“Aye, I might. I might say more if yeh sweeten th’question, aye?” She clicked<br />

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