The tea is warm in my hands, it is noir black.
The familiarity is comforting.
"Is Lissey his daughter"?
The small round table overlooks the lake on the redwood deck around the front of the mansion.
"This Veil guy, is Lissey his daughter"?
Heela pinches her eyebrow.
"I don't want to know, I just thought she was, after looking at 'Echo'... I can pick his 'scent'".
"The resemblance is uncanny... is this your family"?
"Do you take in children he brings back to you... like I said I would do"?
"You toss them in the Meru, and introduce 'new bloodlines'".
"Did the thing take over"?
Heela is sitting with one leg over the other, her elbow on the table and her hand holds her head, while gazing at the lake.
"Is Milk why you thought I had me some Lucci"?
"Was Milk working Aug at the same time as me"?
"Did I kill his target"?
"I mean I get it, I just don't know how you spotted the resemblance so fast".
