[As with Raven the week before, Alexei doesn't move to help him up; he just watches, keeping his distance as he does so, though he doesn't move to sheath his own weapon just yet.
Old habits die hard; he knows better than to disarm himself while someone else still has live steel.]
Between the both of you I ought to start charging some sort of fee.
[That said, that was refreshingly not easy, and some part of him is glad for it; it's good to have something to do with himself that doesn't involve the temptation to burn the bar down.]
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Old habits die hard; he knows better than to disarm himself while someone else still has live steel.]
Between the both of you I ought to start charging some sort of fee.
[That said, that was refreshingly not easy, and some part of him is glad for it; it's good to have something to do with himself that doesn't involve the temptation to burn the bar down.]