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That was hilarious to read XD Nice to see their dynamic hasn’t changed XD

Liorah

Of course, Lorcan didn’t even consider leaving me alone, as any decent person would have done.

“Look who just arrived back into the hellhole. Our very own malicious little banshee. Can’t say I’m glad to see you.”

He was as insulting as ever.

The sugar in my smile was as bitter as I’d ever tasted.

“You’re too kind. You’ve never been that complimentary about me before, has something happened?”

Honestly the situation was almost laughable. I grinned. Lorcan’s petty insults didn’t compare to what I’d faced before. This was what I did for fun.

“How are you still alive?” I asked, the faintest hint of a mocking laugh in my voice.

I gestured with the tip of my curved sword.

Lorcan tutted and shook his head deprecatingly.

“Crikey thats pathetic work.”

”Excuse me?” I said, this time barely bothering to hide the laugh. I couldn’t care less about Lorcan’s opinion.

”Waving your sword about like that isn’t doing you any favours. One – you frighten people into believing you’re a threat. They attack out of fear, and you are landed with several problems. Two – the enemy sees your fear and paranoia from the way you brandish it. They will take advantage of that. Three – only those who have no idea how to use a sword would wave around their blade like an idiot,” he  said, counting off on his fingers as though he was instructing a beginner.

I grinned again. Frightening people into believing I was a threat had taken up a lot of my energy lately. I liked to tell myself I was succeeding. And yes, the rest of my energy had indeed been taken up by paranoia. It had served me well.

Lorcan smirked at me, his arms smugly folded. I had almost forgotten just how much I hated that expression. He had a very punchable face when he did that.

“Am I making sense princess?”

I swirled my sword in an oft-practiced flow drill, whirling the blade in a carefully practiced pattern. I didn’t repeat as I usually would have when actually practicing but returned my sword to its scabbard.

It looked impressive, and I knew it was well-executed. It had just been showing off. I smirked at Lorcan.

“It’s too kind of you to be so concerned for my safety. And it’s very polite of you to use the correct title, but there’s truly no need to bother with it, I don’t see you as subordinate.”

The implication that he was subordinate and that I was just being nice about it was too strong to be ignored.

He looked delightfully furious and aghast, so I smiled again, rather too sweetly. It was just a hint of revenge, but I would save the rest for later.

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Tbh, I expected Liorah to just try to stab Lorcan. Apparently, there was some character development, though I don’t know if it’s positive XD She’s just sneakier and more passive-agressive XD