Chapter 19 19

"Yes."

"The one you've worked with for years."

"...Yes."

"Is a griffin."

A long pause. "Apparently."

I pressed my lips together very hard.

"Go ahead," he said flatly.

"I'm not saying anything."

"You're thinking it extremely loudly."

"I'm just sitting here," I said. "Quietly. In respectful silence."

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