"Don't ask me that yet." He's aware, achingly so, that yet isn't the same as never or not at all. His jaw ticks and he watches Jesper's clever hands for a moment. "Ask me something else."
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"Don't ask me that yet." He's aware, achingly so, that yet isn't the same as never or not at all. His jaw ticks and he watches Jesper's clever hands for a moment. "Ask me something else."