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He was still shaking his head slowly, a knowing smirk on his face. “You have no idea what you’ve done, do you?”

"What's that supposed to mean?" said Leta, unsure if she wanted to laugh or not.

“It means that in...” He glanced up at the clock across the room. “In an hour, maybe two, you’re gonna have two very upset individuals knocking on your door begging you to erase the last twelve hours of their lives.”

This time, Leta did laugh. "What?! Not a chance. They're probably having a ball right now. The time of their lives." Leta hoped very much this was true. “What -- you think it’s a mistake?”

“I know it’s a mistake,” he laughed. “I’ll bet you my ship this ends badly.”

Leta squinted, pretending to consider the offer as she looked around the room.

"Well I would make an outstanding captain ... Yeah, I’ll take that bet," she said.

Smirking, she reached for drink for the first time, tilting it against his with an agreeable clink of glass.

And then Fiearius loses his ship to Leta, she takes captainship, kicks him off and the story becomes dramatically better.

Nah.

Caelum Lex chapter 28

Description
He was still shaking his head slowly, a knowing smirk on his face. “You have no idea what you’ve done, do you?”

"What's that supposed to mean?" said Leta, unsure if she wanted to laugh or not.

“It means that in...” He glanced up at the clock across the room. “In an hour, maybe two, you’re gonna have two very upset individuals knocking on your door begging you to erase the last twelve hours of their lives.”

This time, Leta did laugh. "What?! Not a chance. They're probably having a ball right now. The time of their lives." Leta hoped very much this was true. “What -- you think it’s a mistake?”

“I know it’s a mistake,” he laughed. “I’ll bet you my ship this ends badly.”

Leta squinted, pretending to consider the offer as she looked around the room.

"Well I would make an outstanding captain ... Yeah, I’ll take that bet," she said.

Smirking, she reached for drink for the first time, tilting it against his with an agreeable clink of glass.

And then Fiearius loses his ship to Leta, she takes captainship, kicks him off and the story becomes dramatically better.

Nah.

Caelum Lex chapter 28