"Sweet morning, huh? You bring breakfast to the Witch's bedside, gently wake her up, nice and tender—"
"Stop talking, Stephanie."
"—and after breakfast, you might even screw her, while I'm stuck on a private jet cleaning up after your apprentice. Bribery wasn't the hardest part. That congressman was not only stupid enough, but easy enough to buy. But people like that are also very likely to cause a scandal. I started wiping the transaction records as soon as the deal went through. After I got to the hotel, I even made another transaction with Citibank. Do you know what staying up all night does to your skin?"
Stephanie began changing clothes right in front of Salomon. The two Sisterhood Artificial Humans had already put on pencil skirts and women's suits, ready to follow Stephanie into the White House. "What are you doing in Washington? If you want to pick a fight, just go to any bar. There'll definitely be enough assholes there for you to burn off some energy without feeling guilty about beating up the weak. Go take some drugs and fuck them. Leave me alone."
"I brought you a potion, First Honey Flower. Guaranteed to keep you energized. It's a thousand times better than those awful energy drinks, and it might even let you live to two hundred. Darling, could you pour us two glasses of brandy? I think the potion will go down easier with a drink." Salomon thanked the Artificial Human for the glass, then poured the potion into Stephanie's drink.
Once the daughter of Hydra had finished dressing, she walked over expressionlessly and took the glass from the Arcanist, who had been waiting for quite some time. She did it on purpose. Salomon was certain she had deliberately kept him waiting to punish him. Still,