Chapter 82: Libations Upon the Velvet Altar of Poisoned Affection

Chapter 82: Libations Upon the Velvet Altar of Poisoned Affection

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"Well, Letho," I said with a crooked grin and a belly full of borrowed charisma, "that was a face I won't be forgetting until the end of time—or at least until the next atrocity gets burned into my cortex. Regardless of your... let's say intense initiation into our delightfully deranged little family, I'm glad you're here now. Try not to eat anyone I like. Anyway! More friendly faces to meet, and I've only got the lifespan of a mortal to mingle."

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Several exhausting, eyebrow-raising, emotionally intrusive hours later, I was spiritually withered and physically wilted. "Talking to people is exhausting," I muttered to Kimchi, who was now somehow guiding me like a drunk diplomat through my own damn victory parade.