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Jun. 18th, 2011 11:59 pmOn the very verge of it, he found himself still unsure of how on earth they'd been talked into it in the first place.
The fact was that there was intelligence to be gotten, and, of course, Laurence had refused to let anybody go in his stead which meant that, of course, Granby was along for the ride too. God only knew what trouble Laurence would manage to get himself into out of sight of both his dragon and his first Lieutenant. And they could not walk into the opium den very obviously of the British Military, which had posed another problem.
Easily rectified, as it turned out.
"Stop staring," said Granby, smudging the kohl smeared under his eye for the eighth time in as many minutes, straightening the shirt of loose, light silk. "You're supposed to be used to me, Laurence. Remember?"
The fact was that there was intelligence to be gotten, and, of course, Laurence had refused to let anybody go in his stead which meant that, of course, Granby was along for the ride too. God only knew what trouble Laurence would manage to get himself into out of sight of both his dragon and his first Lieutenant. And they could not walk into the opium den very obviously of the British Military, which had posed another problem.
Easily rectified, as it turned out.
"Stop staring," said Granby, smudging the kohl smeared under his eye for the eighth time in as many minutes, straightening the shirt of loose, light silk. "You're supposed to be used to me, Laurence. Remember?"