They had been thick in working through different strategies and options all evening.
Bianca stared at the message for a good ten seconds before responding. Drinks with his friends. Well she couldn't very well say no, right? She too wanted Beau to have some kind of relationship with her friends, now that she knew they weren't going to harm him. It was expected he would feel the same.
If you want.
"We're back to square one again," Rose grumbled.
"There is one other way," Raven said. They said it in a way that Bianca knew they had had the same thought as she had on that flight to Italy.
"It's the riskiest of the lot, Raven. It'd be better if we could blackmail Cordon into swearing a protection oath. It won't help should the council decide to make an example, but it's the safest bet."
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