Cliff rolled his eyes. "No, I meant the one that's still attached. Half-assed job."

He'd never really seen the staff's handiwork close up before, and he couldn't say that he was the least bit pleased. With anyone else he might have been overly concerned about how they were holding up, but with Albel he just felt like he shared the man's irritation. Who the hell did they think they were anyway?

He grinned despite their ever-present animosity. "And this guy's not dead yet? You picked a hell of a time to become a pacifist."

Whatever it was between him and Albel would take the back burner; he had no love at all for the staff of Landel's.