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"That's fair, but again, associating with a maleficer."
She pauses. "If you've killed somebody already this would be a really good time to tell me."
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"...can we talk about this somewhere privately?"
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"Oh. Okay." He thinks about it. "I should get you candy."
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"I'd definitely take it. Now let's get going, curfew is in only a couple hours."
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He thinks he should hold her hand on the way to her room.
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!!!!!!
The drugs are wearing off but this is still the best thing in the world. It is maybe (he suspects) better than chocolate.
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Such a cute little maleficer.
She opens the door to her room, steps inside, and sits down on the bed.
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He closes the door.
"I killed a dude to get here and Tintin because he caught me. --And I'm going to kill the entire Kunming enclave."
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He holds up his left hand, which doesn't have a pinky finger.
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"Okay, that's justifiable. But you're going to bring hell down on me if I help or am even vaguely in the vicinity when you do that. I strongly advise against, and if nothing else could you please do it far away from me?"
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"But if I kill them some other time there are going to be a bunch of adult wizards who might kill me."
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"You say, when there are still plenty of seniors here who might kill you just the same."
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For the first time in his life, Xue Yang considers the subject of delayed gratification.
"So you're saying I should wait until I'm stronger... and then kill them later?"
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"Exactly. And that way I can maybe actually graduate if you're clever enough."
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"Very good! Here, you can have the rest of the package of Smarties for that." She hands it over.
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He devours the Smarties.
"...where do you get the candy from?"
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"I got into the scholomance by carrying a bunch of luxuries like candy for Chicago. Then Chicago up and vanished. So I have a bunch left over."
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He considers delayed gratification for a second time.
"We should... be careful with the candy?" he says questioningly. "So there will be more later?"