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. I've had several days now to mull over what some of it
meant, and I don't think she can pull the same crap on me that she used to."
I recalled the red-haired woman tied to the stake, tormented by demons.
There was a resemblance, now I thought of it.
"But she's still my mother," he went on, "and I don't like leaving her
in the position she's in. What kind of deal; might be possible for turning
her loose?"
"I don't know, Luke." I answered. "The matter hasn't come up yet." .
"Well, she's your prisoner, actually."
"But her plans were directed against all of us."
"True, but I won't be helping her with them anymore.
She really needs someone like me for carrying them out."
"Right. And if she doesn't have you to help, what's to prevent her from
finding someone like you, as you put it? She'd still be dangerous if we let
her go."
"But you know about her now. That would crimp her style quite a bit."
"It might just make her more devious."
He sighed. "I suppose there's some truth in that," he admitted. "But
she's as venal as most people. It's just a matter of finding the right
price."
"I can't see Amber buying someone off that way."
"I can."
"Not when that person is already a prisoner here."
"That does complicate matters a little," he acknowledged. "But I hardly
think it's an insurmountable barrier. Not if she's more useful to you free
than as a piece of furniture
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