Heirs of Grace by Pratt Tim

Author:Pratt, Tim
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: 47North
Published: 2014-02-18T05:00:00+00:00

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Trey called that night before his family dinner to find out what time I wanted him over on Monday, and whether he should bring anything. (I said wine. Because wine.)

Of course, that was his excuse for calling, but I knew he just wanted to talk to me. He was smitten, and I liked it, because I was, too. We chitchatted for a while and I mentioned the appraiser who’d come to the door.

“Huh,” Trey said. “Mr. Grace usually arranged stuff like that through our office—he didn’t much like dealing with people directly, when he could avoid it. I can ask around, see if this guy is on the up-and-up.”

“If you want to, sure. He didn’t attempt to kill me, though, so I’m not that worried.”

“He tried to talk his way into the house, though, which is an approach we’ve seen before. Better safe. If he comes back…”

“If he comes back, I’ll sweep him off the mountain. But, sure, find out what you can.”

“What’s his name?”

“Let me see it, it was Ken…something. Tenzil?”

“That’s almost Matter-Eater Lad’s name,” Trey said.

I took a moment to try and parse that, then gave up. “I recognize all the words you just said, but they make no sense to me in the order presented.”

“Right, you don’t do comic books. Uh, Matter-Eater Lad, real name Tenzil Kem, is a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. His power is…eating stuff. Any stuff.”

“As far as superpowers go, I don’t think I’d choose it over flight or super speed.”

“Oh, I don’t know. He can bite through anything. Castle walls, diamonds, Superman. Comes in handy sometimes.”

“‘Human Garbage Disposal’ is a snappier name than ‘Matter-Eater Lad.’ Or maybe ‘Man-Goat.’ See? I should write comics.”

“I’m sure you’d be great at anything you put your mind to.”

I chuckled. “You’re such a lawyer.”

“I thought that was more diplomat than lawyer—and more cute and flirty than either—but I’ll accept your ruling. Let me do some googling, maybe make a couple of calls, and I’ll let you know if I find out anything worrisome about Mr. Tenzil. And, more importantly, I’ll see you tomorrow night.”

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