Alex Archer - Swordsman's Legacy

But to be truthful, normal wasn’t interesting to Annja.

Ascher possessed unbounded energy. But she did not trust him with the process on his own. There were many things that could go wrong if he did not have the proper equipment. One could not simply boil water and steam the roll open. A humidity chamber had to be created and the parchment had to be protected from droplets with a sheet of Gore-Tex.

“Maybe if I had some coffee,” she muttered.

“I can do that. Be right back.”

T HE PHONE RANG in the kitchen and Ascher picked it up on the first tone. He barely said, “Hello,” when the voice on the other end began to berate.

“You know the new kidney is not completely developed. You risk your very life by refusing to hand over the sword today.”

“You got the sword, I just—”

“I know my swords, Vallois. This is sixteenth century,” Lambert said.

“Perhaps the queen gifted her musketeer with a family heirloom?”

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