Cassie returned Gale's faint smile, tapping her fingers along the table. His words were quite nice, an Cassie was sure he meant them, but she had to temper her smile and giggles.

"No, Gale, I wasn't saying that my being here is a mistake." A bemused look quirked the edges of her lips, crinkled her eyes. "I meant my weapon bond. I feel as if he and I are just...incompatible."

Or perhaps, stupid child, you are just defunct and useless.

"It certainly makes things frustrating, like you've said."

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