It was incredibly rude of me, Im very sorry. Oh, its fine. Dont worry about it. Her feelings had been hurt, but the fact that he was in front of her a...ain by his own choosing made up for that a bit. Jasen was worried about it, and even felt a small amount of panic when the girls had left and he turned to find that Kairi had done the same. What are you doing sitting out here? Its a bit chilly. There were goosebumps up and down her arms and the wind easily swept through the cotton of her shirt.. He paid a bunch for it. We'll leave some cuttings for him to clean up. If he discovers what we used it for, he might frame it."Sandy looked at the dark tangle of Jan's bush. "Maybe we should use scissors on it first? I seem to remember my dad doing that one time when he got rid of his beard. He said it made the shave smoother." Sure," Jan agreed. "I'm willing to do anything to make it work better." She produced a small pair of sissors from the vanity drawer. With a few snips, she had narrowed. Starting the car I pulled off heading to Hitomi's hotel. Once I was in the parking lot I called her finding the number she had given me earlier.Hitomi and Diamond had met before and hadn't always gotten along. Someone had told me they had once been friends, and thanks to a few of my boys back home, I was no stranger to female rivalry even with women that had once gotten along."Hello who is this?" Hitomi's voice came over the cell phone I was holding."It's Simon from the set. Can I come up?" I. I could have claimed the deal invalid, but the minute he compared me to himself... Damn you, Avernus. I hate you right now.I slumped in defeat and waited until the blood finished draining. I wondered how he managed to keep the blood flowing – shouldn't the small wound have closed by now? – but then it occurred to me he had probably enchanted the dagger. Or coated it with something. Clotting would be very inconvenient for a blood mage if it happened at the wrong time.I started to feel a bit.