Snippet #1570958

Christopher was feeling rather elated to be along with Annalee instead of going on that lame solor mission... especially in light of who he would have had to be dealing with. He wasn't go gullible as to be allured by a shapely naked woman. He'd seen everything from gypsy-belly-dancer-assassins to do dominatrix-vampire-courtesans, and after his first attempt at starting romance with the exotic kind of woman, he'd learned that it could only end in horrible disappointment and sometimes dismemberment.

She gave her a smile and a "Sure sure!", grabbed a shoddy-looking blade from the rack and hurried off to join the others.

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On the way to Bogville, Christopher had kept his eye out for anything of interest. Unfortunately, nothing had really stood out to him.

He responded to Kier's question. "Allegedly for money. Among other things. Not that I ever saw a copper of what was promised me most of the time. I find it's rarely the end bait, but the incidental treasures that make up the actual reward in any venture."