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The line of people behind the skeletal man shifted. Whispers rippled backward through the crowd like wind through tall grass. Yin Hu ignored them. He'd said what he said and meant every syllable. Hei Gu had been loud, arrogant, a young master with a young master complex, and about as dangerous as a firecracker thrown at a mountain.
Da Ruis sat frozen for long moments as he stared.
His quill lay forgotten on the table, registry ledger sat open to a page half-filled with names and measurements. His covered hands pressed flat against the wood surface, fingers splayed, and Yin Hu could see the faintest shimmer where the ghost's form flickered beneath the gloves. Losing cohesion for just a moment before pulling itself back together through what had to be sheer force of will.
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