“How typical”, Sphix said. “She is clever, isn’t she? A mortal, telling people what to do?” She still wanted to shock Anathema, but somehow, the woman always seemed to be able to handle the situation. That, of course, called for some respect, and she had promised Anathema a favour for winning the game. But that hardly meant she had to respect the mortal’s wishes. And Loki would be dead faster…
“Perhaps I could offer you assistance in getting out of here”, the sphinx suggested after a moment of thinking. “Of course, that would mean you owe me something. I can take your bones as payment.”
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Date: 2007-06-07 07:45 pm (UTC)“Perhaps I could offer you assistance in getting out of here”, the sphinx suggested after a moment of thinking. “Of course, that would mean you owe me something. I can take your bones as payment.”