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formidable padlock on the entry door.
    Only a squad captain or the seconds had the authority to requisition a key.
     
    Amber nodded and left to pass the word to the rest of the squad, and Seiren stood up as the door swung shut behind her.
    “I’ll square Herron,” Seiren said. The armoury master regarded anyone who dared trespass in his sanctuary as a sworn enemy, and it usually took a good bit of talking to make him see reason.
    Seiren was past the point of sweet talk, and part of him was gleefully hoping the man would try to test his patience.
    Ariaan snorted in sour amusement. “Five to one she beats you to him.”
    Seiren turned back, and his captain grinned at him. “You’re not the only one unhappy about this.”
    “Bugger.”
    “Indeed,” Ariaan murmured, already running his mind back over the interview, as Seiren stalked sulkily out of the room.
    Ariaan grunted and rose abruptly to his feet, and marched grimly out of the room, wondering if either of his seconds wanted help in intimidating the armoury master.
     
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    About the author:
     
    J.H. Sked currently lives in London, England, surrounded by too many books to count, a kindle, a pot plant and a long-suffering housemate.
     
    Her first novel, WolfSong was released in 2010 and is the first book in the Crescent trilogy.
     
    Contact the author on-line at http://jhsked.blogspot.com or follow on twitter : @JHSked