Chapter 3: Meeting with a HunterCory, it transpired, was quite eager to meet, and they set a time, in a café that Garner knew of but didn’t regularly frequent. When he arrived, he saw Cory sitting alone at a table. The man smiled at him and waved; Garner nodded back, but when he reached the table did not shake the proffered hand. Cory took this without comment, and reseated himself. Garner looked at the man, feelings of hostility welling up as memories of their two previous encounters flooded back.
But he firmly pushed these down, reminding himself why he was here, and telling himself that he must at least be cordial if he was to learn anything. It wasn’t easy, considering both the man’s past behavior and the detailed impressions he was getting from him right now.
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