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"Pretty quick to trust a guy like him," Axel commented, looking at the other urchin from the corner of his eye. "Then again, to trust a pretty face had always gotten someone killed." He paused for a moment and gave her a wry smile. "Should I fear for my life?"
There was a moment when a cool breeze sifted through the house and the already dying flame flickered and died completely. Moving quickly, both on his self-protective instinct and courtesy, he rummaged through the soaked cargoes and pulled out his lighter, igniting the wick. He closed the small silver item with a soft click, his hand and the lighter disappearing beneath the dark confines of the blanket.
There was a moment when a cool breeze sifted through the house and the already dying flame flickered and died completely. Moving quickly, both on his self-protective instinct and courtesy, he rummaged through the soaked cargoes and pulled out his lighter, igniting the wick. He closed the small silver item with a soft click, his hand and the lighter disappearing beneath the dark confines of the blanket.