Beat. "But still right eight out of ten time when on their count."
That was the thing about family. Family was the only one who got to insult family, because in the end, you still knew them for their flaws as much as their successes. She loved both where she came from and where she ended up, even if the prior didn't know more than twenty-five percent of what was out there magic-wise, creatures and powers, the glory and the absolutely wicked terror.
Jo gave him a look, glanced off her shoulder, without a pause from those two statements. "And if you're going to get your knickers in twist, you said 'people' first, not me, so if you're going to count only you and your brother as people in that kind of statement, it's your fault, not mine for taking you at your word."
Or its her fault, but only for trusting him. Which, honestly. She was always going to lose that war.
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Beat. "But still right eight out of ten time when on their count."
That was the thing about family. Family was the only one who got to insult family, because in the end, you still knew them for their flaws as much as their successes. She loved both where she came from and where she ended up, even if the prior didn't know more than twenty-five percent of what was out there magic-wise, creatures and powers, the glory and the absolutely wicked terror.
Jo gave him a look, glanced off her shoulder, without a pause from those two statements. "And if you're going to get your knickers in twist, you said 'people' first, not me, so if you're going to count only you and your brother as people in that kind of statement, it's your fault, not mine for taking you at your word."
Or its her fault, but only for trusting him. Which, honestly. She was always going to lose that war.