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[CLEO R. C.]

Was it really any surprise that it was Cleo that first heeded her brother's call, closing the distance that once spanned between them as she took a seat? She had been lucky to catch the remnants of her words as she passed him, intrigued by his presence and made even more so by the promise of his lesson, a gleam of interest dancing within red eyes as she studied him. Venoms were her specialty, if she did say so herself, and she wouldn't dare deny herself any extra information she might attain from Silus. He was a smart one and a sage, certainly he had to possess a piece of knowledge that she didn't.

"Eshe can be a willing participant if you need her to be," Cleo offered, voice, as always, monotone and faraway, ears craning forward in a hardly hidden attempt to hear whatever her brother's response might be. She had volunteered her mamba without her permission but the words had already left her mouth and Eshe knew better than to make a scene against Cleo here, in the public eye. She would be Silus' willing participant if he so desired, but the reptile sincerely hoped that he didn't.

"So, dear brother," Cleo began, a smile finally appearing upon cinnamon lips, "What are we learning today?"

THOUGHT THAT I'D FEEL BETTER

MY V IS FOR VENDETTA

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