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Patience, (Once Again) Not the VirtueWith the prospect of Terrence obtaining a Phantom Key from Patience, Jonah was able to get a comfortable night's sleep. He knew that Reena would sleep like a baby as well. Although Terrence had agreed with them, Jonah could tell that he wasn't entirely on board. Partially, he could see Terrence's concern. Terrence, as everyone knew, had been burned by a lot of people in his early years. He wasn't the most trusting person because of that, though that stance had softened somewhat once he got around decent people. And sometimes, not even then: Jonah thought about Terrence's friendship with Reena. they'd lived in the same place for over a decade, but they hadn't actually bonded until Jonah came along.
But Jonah was sure that, in Terrence's mind, the t
