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The Centaur's plan to discreetly eavesdrop as well as a Centaur could do anything discreetly was almost immediately sabotaged when Bast himself walked over to her and made a public display of recognising her, before inviting her to join him. Luckily, she was sober this time, and annoyed at that, so the charming compliment did not breach her defences. Nevertheless, she shook his hand and nodded her agreement with pursed lips and steely eyes, though, by the time the two reached Bast's associate, Eilidh was once again all passive smiles and understated cheer. At least for the first few seconds, before the stranger asked if they were together when everything went out the window and she became flustered and flushed noticeably redder.

[color=9B1436]"No. No, we are not."[/color] She spoke, making a clear effort to keep her voice down. When the talk of business began, however, she quickly regained her composure and paid attention.


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