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“Vanya,” Rodin said as she approached.
She nodded in greeting, then cast a look over her shoulder. “Ferra looks a bit bewildered.”
Rodin shrugged. “Better than him looking angry. Might even do some proper training now.”
“That would be a first. But Rodin’s always been full of surprises, right?” Vanya tilted her head. “And now, you’re trying to figure out how I know who you are.”
“I know we’ve met, maybe a couple of times.”
“Maybe?”
“If you know anything about me, you know I come into contact with a lot of people.”
“And many of them never see another morning. Guess that makes me one of the lucky ones. And to jog your memory—Dephloren’s district. I gave you something you wanted. And then we met again, a set-up in some slovenly tech’s room.”
And now Rodin remembered. A ro
