Chapter 61

"What? Who said that?" Xander's face was red when he turned to Brielle. "She doesn't know anything. I'm a gentleman."

Brielle looked up for the first time and smiled weakly. "I know," she whispered.

"What about me?" Ossi asked. "I'm a gentlewoman. Do you know that too?"

"There's no such thing as a gentlewoman, dimwit," Xander interrupted. He uncrossed his legs and got up.

"Leaving so soon?" Ossi said. "Don't die on your way out."

Xander shook his...