Kill Monsters, Get Rich 4 by Logan Jacobs

Author:Logan Jacobs [Jacobs, Logan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-05-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Artemis didn’t flinch.

“Fine,” she said as she boldly lifted her chin. “If the Fair Folk are as delicate as their sensibilities, there’s no challenge in this. It’s practically sport.”

“Of course a werewolf delights in base, brute violence,” Tares sneered.

“The Fair Folk take plenty of delight in violence,” Artemis shot back. “They’re just too cowardly to bloody their hands themselves.”

I couldn’t help but think of Amaryllis as she said that, and I agreed. The key difference didn’t seem to be that the Fair Folk were more refined, as Tares was obviously claiming, but instead that when violence was necessary for whatever reason, they chose to slough off the duty onto someone else.

Still, I had a feeling just standing by and letting Artemis duel this Heath guy could only lead to more problems, so I stepped forward and touched her arm.

“Artemis,” I said in a low voice as she turned to face me. The snarl had slipped off her face, but her amber eyes were still defiant. “I don’t think this is such a good idea.”

“You can’t seriously think he poses a danger to me,” the werewolf woman scoffed.

“Give me some credit,” I said with a roll of my eyes. Barely a week ago, I’d seen her pick up a man by the throat and snap his neck with one arm. She hadn’t even broken a sweat. “My concern is you might rip his fucking head off or something, and then you’d be tortured and executed for murder.”

“I can control myself, Leo,” she said in a flat tone.

“I know that, too,” I said. I had no doubt in my mind that being a werewolf involved a great deal of control. Especially one like Artemis who had a presence in the human world. People would notice if she just let loose with her supernatural strength. “But we need to work with these people. The more we antagonize them, the more difficult it’s going to be.”

“So I’m just supposed to grin and bear those insults?” she demanded.

“I never said that,” I assured her. I had no doubt she’d experienced more than her fair share of petty comments, both in the magical world for having a human parent, and in the human world for the color of her skin. “But the only thing these people understand is status and respect. Tares is too self-important to do his own fighting. You’re worth ten of him. So, let me.”

Artemis looked me up and down with a slight frown on her lips.

“I don’t need you to fight my battles, Leo,” she told me at last.

“I know you don’t. But you heard how he acted. You fighting for yourself isn’t a point of honor-- at least, not to the Fair Folk. What’s respectable is having someone who would do your fighting for you. A loyal vassal, like Heath.”

“A lackey,” she corrected, and her mouth twisted in disapproval. “I won’t ask that of you.”

“You’re not asking,” I said. “I’m offering.”

She looked like she wanted to refuse me, but I

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