[Kaliko]

Nic seemed to misinterpret her. But he did slow down a little.

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Blaze blinked. "... Oh... I thought stalemate implied both parties were in a similar situation," she explained.

Yue looked at Blaze a little weirdly. "... Did you really work for my brother?" she asked her.

Blaze turned to Yue. "I didn't have a private education like most of his other goons," she tried to explain.

Yue just shook her head a little. "It was a joke," she replied.

"... Oh..." Blaze said, looking embarrassed for a brief moment.