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“The Dawkins—those mad warlocks that gutted me?” Tom demanded. “They were long ripped to shreds by then!”
“Ah yes, but there are always more Dawkinses,” Lord Klein muttered, giving the impression that no one cared much for that particular family. “They often do the Council’s dirtiest work. However, Sebastien warned me in time, and I did not go to the zoo that day. I later learned that your friend Mr. Kelly ran afoul of them, and when they saw the correspondence he carried, they murdered him.” He looked up at Tom and inclined his head. “I am sorry. He was a kind man to go to such trouble for you.”
“Aye, and he wouldn’t have died if none of this mess hadn’t been thrown on his doorstep,” Tom snapped. “Look, I know all of this you’re sayin’ is true. You don’t want to kill Helene or hand her over. But you ain’t going about it the best way, you ken? Your plans always go wrong—Helene’s governess gets killed, Cormac Kelly gets killed, me and Luce get our hides handed to us every other week! I’m not sayin’ I’m sorry I’m helping Helene or anything, ‘cause I ain’t, but you got me neck-deep in danger from the minute you hired me!”
~Chapter 16: In Which Lucien and Tom Finally Get an Education, from Three of Swords Volume III: The Hierophant.
All characters © Melissa & Brittany Ann Zayas 2012
“Ah yes, but there are always more Dawkinses,” Lord Klein muttered, giving the impression that no one cared much for that particular family. “They often do the Council’s dirtiest work. However, Sebastien warned me in time, and I did not go to the zoo that day. I later learned that your friend Mr. Kelly ran afoul of them, and when they saw the correspondence he carried, they murdered him.” He looked up at Tom and inclined his head. “I am sorry. He was a kind man to go to such trouble for you.”
“Aye, and he wouldn’t have died if none of this mess hadn’t been thrown on his doorstep,” Tom snapped. “Look, I know all of this you’re sayin’ is true. You don’t want to kill Helene or hand her over. But you ain’t going about it the best way, you ken? Your plans always go wrong—Helene’s governess gets killed, Cormac Kelly gets killed, me and Luce get our hides handed to us every other week! I’m not sayin’ I’m sorry I’m helping Helene or anything, ‘cause I ain’t, but you got me neck-deep in danger from the minute you hired me!”
~Chapter 16: In Which Lucien and Tom Finally Get an Education, from Three of Swords Volume III: The Hierophant.
All characters © Melissa & Brittany Ann Zayas 2012
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I love everything about this. The other thing I'm noticing is that the angles in your illustrations are varied and you're able to depict many different poses. I really admire that. Glad this one had a little bit of text in the caption. Very happy to have discovered your work and your story.