La Cucaracha

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Language: English

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Publisher: archiveofourown.org

Published: Feb 10, 2025

Words: 21410
Grade: 7
Pages: 103
Readability: 72.41

Description:

“Respectfully, General Mahamatra…considering everything here. I think...” Thibault swallows nervously, resisting the urge to fidget. “With things as they are, with no further sign or investigation into the three of them, it may be a situation in which—well. It might be rather pessimistic of me and uncomfortable to hear but—it never hurts to prepare for the worst case scenario…And—“

“You think he’s dead,” the General Mahamatra rescues Thibault from having to say it himself.

Except—

“Are you…Monsieur, are you laughing?” Thibault gapes.

“Al-Haitham doesn’t die,” The General Mahamatra informs Thibault somewhat patronizingly.