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Thomas was first at practice the next morning. He wanted to speak to Henry before going after Baron Goshawk. Nothing Henry said was going to change his mind, of course, but he wanted to give his friend fair warning.
To Thomas’s surprise, Baron Goshawk was next to arrive, looking tired and angry. Thomas gave the baron a long stare as the man crossed the room. The baron nodded to him. “Thomas. Good morning.”
“Not really.”
The baron stopped, both from Thomas’s words and the coldness in his tone. “Has something happened?”
“Something happened at your party last night,” said Thomas.
“Ah, yes. I heard about Lord Cormac’s behaviour. Please accept my apologies—”
“I don’t really care about that,” said Thomas. He was about to go on when Eileen and George made their appearance. Eileen’s lips
