“Freak is easily spooked. Flesh-eating monsters tend to scare him away. So do fireworks, clowns, and the smell of Sadie's weird British Ribena drink. (Can't blame him on that last one. Sadie grew up in London and developed some pretty strange tastes.”
Source: The Son of Sobek
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Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 3, hadith number 436
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“I’m sorry I can’t do more. But happy birthday, Sadie.”
He leaned forward and kissed me on the lips.”
Source: The Throne of Fire