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"or is that too tiate?"

"a hug"

"what did you thk i'd give you?"

fe, if the arshal wanted to py the dan nocent, he uld very well do it kenren had threats very good threats

"i" the raven-haired general stated with obstate resotion, wishg the loudness of his voice (and the provocativeness of the thought) would banish that eerie gut feelg he was gettg fro this pce "will get sothg very, very good fro you tonight becae i a't prancg around youkai guts for nothg and you had better proise sothg very, very good or else i'll take you right here and nowon the dan floor and i won't give a dan if the whole western ary ca lookg for and found screg you senseless you'll like it so uch you won't even see the cadavers when i' through"

"well, if you put it that way, i guess i'll have to" but his voice faded when he caught sight of a fat glow g fro a far off roo it disappeared "one ont, please" and he ickened his pace to a slow jog until he reached the decrepit door which hoed the "ysterio glog thg" farther behd hi, he heard kenren cursg as he sacked his own face with nsternation

"dait tenpou!"

"don't worry, general" he called over his shoulder "you'll receive fair rewards for your efforts"

kenren grned and vowed to ake sure that tenpou lived up to his word 'rewards' not 'reward' tonightwill be a very very fe night deed takg the ti to ake short celebration of this little victory, he lit a cigarette and posted hiself outside the door, gun ready, while tenpou foraged side "hurry up tenpou, this pce is really too fuckg creepy i' gonna have nightares"

"didn't i say that i'd help you deal with that?" he heard the voice ix with sounds of wooden boxes beg open and shut, open and shut

drawers opened and shut, opened and shut