firendships

You didn__ just accidentally win my favor,_ I dispute, slowly shaking myforehead against his. __ou earned it. Now, if I can just save your life twenty or thirty more times_We might actually be able to call it even.

All kidding aside_ I focus back on Pyke, genuine sincerity in my tone.__hank you_for everything. For dragging my __lueless ass_ through the ocean, andover hill and vale, when you knew it was futile and stupid__ut that I__ still try to do it, with or without your help. Thanks for tracking me down when I was alone and helpless; and for giving me a voice when I thought all hope was lost____gh, for crying out loud_Enough already,_ Pyke squirms, a nauseatedgrimace twisting his hairy face. __ow you__e going way overboard with thegratitude_That kind of gushy crap is meant to be dished out in small doses,_ he gripes. __lease make it stop_before I have to snap my own neck, just to end the suffering._ He backs away into the crowd, giving Tristan__ shoulder one more slap with a sly wink. __urry up, Man, and do something. Kiss her, muzzle her_shove a sock in her mouth_