![]() ![]() ![]() The carriage was in motion but the silence inside was so loud that it masked the clatter of wheels and hooves. Renwick Deveridge was Vanza, yet I took a pistol and shot him dead in his own upstairs hall.” “Your bloody Vanza training is not proof against lead, sir. “I hesitate to remind you of my deficiencies, but I am Vanza, after all. “I was not entirely unprepared,” he said soothingly. ![]() “Calm myself? How can you even suggest such a thing? What if one of them had pulled out a pistol and shot you dead on the spot? “ If they were, I would have challenged them long ago. “Flood and Glenthorpe are not the sort who risk their necks in duels. She was, he realized, quite overwrought on his behalf. Her fury was unsettling and somewhat intriguing. “What if Flood or Glenthorpe had challenged you to a duel? “ What if something had gone wrong?” Her voice rose. “I assure you, there was no need for Zachary to be there.” ![]()
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