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“A Dragon’s Redemption” by Evan Drake (part 1 of 2, read by Sierra)

In a world where dragons were once considered divine, humans and dragons live on in fragile peace.

You’re listening to The Voice of Dog.  This is Rob MacWolf, your fellow traveler, and Today’s story is the first of two parts of “A Dragon's Redemption” by Evan Drake, who writes fantasy stories, and Where Dragons Rule: Dissent, and you can find more of his stories on Sofurry.

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is

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Rob

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MacWolf,

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your

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fellow

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traveler,

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and

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story

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is

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the

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first

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of

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two

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parts

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of “A

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Redemption”

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by

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Evan

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Drake, who

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writes

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fantasy

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stories,

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and

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Redemption”

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by

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Evan

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Drake,

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Part 1

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of 2

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was

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the

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perfect

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end

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to

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a

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great

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day.

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from

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inside

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the

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restaurant,

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filled

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with

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jubilant

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laughter

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and

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satisfied

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smiles,

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it

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was

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easy

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to

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tell

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the

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night

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was

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cool

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and

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calm.

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the

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window,

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the

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moon

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sat

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high

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in

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the

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sky,

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a

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few

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clouds

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lazily

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floating

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by

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in

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the

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pale

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glow.
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couldn’t

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stop

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smiling

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as

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he

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escorted

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the

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last

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of

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his

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customers

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to

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the

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door,

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wishing

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them

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good

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night

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and

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a

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safe

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trip

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home.

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held

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his

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tail

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stiffly

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behind

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him

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just

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to

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keep

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it

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from

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wagging

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and

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knocking

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something

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over.

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was

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the

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only

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time

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he

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envied

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humans

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and

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hated

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being a

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dragon.

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Humans

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didn’t

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have

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to

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worry

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about

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getting

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overly

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excited

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and

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extra

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appendages

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going

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wild.
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of

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cleaning

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up,

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he

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remained

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by

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the

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door

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and

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took

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in

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the

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sights.

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was

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finally

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done.

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pa’s

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dream

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of

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creating

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a

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place

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where

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humans

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and

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dragons

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could

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eat

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together

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had

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finally

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come

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to

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fruition.

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The

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first

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dragon-owned

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restaurant

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in

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the

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Dragonlands,

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or

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perhaps

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all

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of

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Geolga.

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After

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the

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place

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had

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burned

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down,

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it

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surprised

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him

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how

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quickly

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everyone

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came

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together

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to

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help

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rebuild.

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it

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was

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bigger

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and

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better

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than

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ever.

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now,

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standing

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in

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fruit

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of

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his

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labor

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still

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felt

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like

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a

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dream.
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that

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was

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a

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good

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night,

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wasn’t

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it,

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hon?”

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Alyse

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asked.
Quinn

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turned

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to

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the

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middle-aged

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woman.

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had

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lost

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some

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weight

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assisting

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with

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the

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rebuilding,

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but

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she

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still

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retained

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her

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plump

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shape.

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liked

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her

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better

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with

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the

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weight.

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made

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her

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seem

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cuddly

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and

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approachable,

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something

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he

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would

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never

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admit

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to

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out

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loud.

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was

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the

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fiercest

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human

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he

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knew

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and

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she

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afraid

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to

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tell

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off a

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dragon

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for

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being

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rude.
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our

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first

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grand

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opening

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since

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rebuilding,

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and

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not

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a

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single

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fight,”

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he

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said

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proudly.
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complainin’,” Harold

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said

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as

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he

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flipped

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chair

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over

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to

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put

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on

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the

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table.
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rolled

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his

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eyes

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at

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the

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teen.

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was

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hard

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to

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believe

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how

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much

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appearance

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changed

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since

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they

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first

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met.

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once

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hair

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to a

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healthy

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weight

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his

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skin

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returned

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to

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a

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healthy

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pink

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tinge.

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to

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Alyse’s

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nagging,

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his

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hair

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had

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been

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properly

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cut

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and

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no

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longer

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thin

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and

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greasy.
I

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wish

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you

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were

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here

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to

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see

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what

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you

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made,

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pa,

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Quinn

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thought.
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tap

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on

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his

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shoulder

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from

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snapped

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him

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out

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of

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his

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reverie. “You

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a’ight?”
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fine.

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know

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what?

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about

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you

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two

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head

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home

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early

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tonight?

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I

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can

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handle

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closing

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up

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on

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my

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own.”
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sure,

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hon?

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don’t

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mind—”
“And

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I

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live

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here!”

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am

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gonna

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do?”
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shrugged. “Get

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to

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bed

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early

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for

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once

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or

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maybe

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clean

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your

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room;

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saw

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how

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you left it.

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Alyse,

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you have

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been

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the

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backbone

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of

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this

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place

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for

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as

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long

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as

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I

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can

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remember.

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yourself

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break.

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I

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know

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you’ve

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been

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pushing

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yourself,

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of

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on.

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take

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the

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off.

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order

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from

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your

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boss.”
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him

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a

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playful

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shove. “As

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if

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you could order me to do anything. But if you’re sure. I ain’t gonna stay longer than

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have

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to.

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I’ll

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see

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you

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next

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week

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then.”
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burn

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the

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place

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down

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by

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time

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we

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got

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back,”

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Harold

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added.
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pair

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laughed

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as

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they

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left

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the

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restaurant

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through

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separate

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doors.
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chuckled

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to

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himself

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and

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got

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back

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to

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work

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cleaning

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off

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the

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tables.

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was

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a

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certain

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serenity

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to

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cleaning

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up

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when

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no

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one

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was around.

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different

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feel than

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preparing

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for

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the

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day.

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could

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take

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his

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time

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and

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absorb

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the

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silence

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without

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worry.

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his

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thoughts

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reminisce

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on

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the

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day’s

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events

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and

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not

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feel

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pressured

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into

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a

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deadline.
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bell

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over

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the

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door

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jingled

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again.

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had

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forgotten

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something

Rule:

but

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then

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he

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heard

Rule:

the

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distinct

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sound

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of

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claws

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on

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the

Rule:

floor.
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but

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I’m

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closed for

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tonight,”

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he

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said

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without

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looking

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back

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at

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the

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new

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interloper.
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can

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you

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just

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do

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me

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a

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favor?

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tired

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and I

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haven’t

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eaten in

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days.”
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turned

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around

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and

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saw

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a

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female

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Short

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Snout

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standing

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by

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the

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door.

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looked to be in

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really

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bad

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shape.

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being

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covered

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in

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dirt,

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scars

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marked

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her

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dingy

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green

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scales,

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particularly

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a long

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jagged

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one

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that

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ran

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along

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her

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neck

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to

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her

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shoulder.

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fins

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on

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the

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sides

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of

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her

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head

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and the end of her tail were torn.
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and

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said, “All

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right.

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Take

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a

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seat

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over

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there.”

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pointed

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his

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tail

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to the

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one

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table

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that

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didn’t

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have

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chairs

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on it. “I’ll

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get

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you

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something

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to

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eat,

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but

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you’ll

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have

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to

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wait

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for

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me

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to

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heat

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it

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up.”
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don’t

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care

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if

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it’s

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cold,”

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the

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dragoness

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said

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as

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she

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crossed

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the

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room.

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moved

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with

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her

Rule:

head

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down

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like

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someone

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under

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the

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watchful

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gaze

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of

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a

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harsh

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parent.
Quinn

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tried

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to

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ignore

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what

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her

Rule:

defensive

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posturing

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implied

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and

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give

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a

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warm

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smile,

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but

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it

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was

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so

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rare

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to

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see

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a

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dragon

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acting

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that

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way.

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The

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only

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time

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he

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saw

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it

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was

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when

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the

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Matriarch,

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Ragenta,

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gave

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someone

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a

Rule:

good

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chewing

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out,

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usually

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in

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public.

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had

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never

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seen

Rule:

this

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dragoness

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before

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and

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judging

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from

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her

Rule:

current

Rule:

state,

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she

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had

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suffered

Rule:

worse

Rule:

than

Rule:

a

Rule:

verbal

Rule:

lashing. “Well,

Rule:

I

Rule:

do

Rule:

mind,”

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he

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said. “Nothing

Rule:

beats

Rule:

a

Rule:

warm

Rule:

meal.

Rule:

Just

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stay

Rule:

here.

Rule:

It won’t take long.”

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into

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the

Rule:

kitchen.
He

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had

Rule:

plans

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to

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eat the

Rule:

leftovers

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for

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dinner,

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but

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that

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plan

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was

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shot

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now.

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Someone

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needed

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it

Rule:

more

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than

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him,

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so

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he

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didn’t

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mind.

Rule:

No

Rule:

one

Rule:

went

Rule:

hungry

Rule:

on

Rule:

his

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watch.

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he

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wondered

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if

Rule:

his

Rule:

kindness

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would

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come

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back

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to

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bite

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him

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as

Rule:

he

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prepared

Rule:

the

Rule:

meal.

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It

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wasn’t

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uncommon

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to

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get

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a

Rule:

late-night

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visitor.

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While

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most

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humans

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didn’t

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dare

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travel

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at

Rule:

night,

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there

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was

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always

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the

Rule:

occasional

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wyrm

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who

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stopped

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by

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tired

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and

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angry

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after

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a

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failed

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day

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of

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hunting.

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But

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this

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time

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felt

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different.

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She

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was

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hiding

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something.
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the

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meal

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didn’t

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take

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long.

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placed

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it

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on

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a

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tray

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along

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with

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a

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tall

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cup

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of

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ale

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and

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carried

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it

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to

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the

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dragoness,

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trying

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to

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ignore

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the

Rule:

savory

Rule:

scents

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reminding

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him

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of

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what

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he

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was

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giving

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up.
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way

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her

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eyes

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widened

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at

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the

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sight

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of the

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food

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made

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it

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worthwhile.

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That

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look

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never

Rule:

got

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old.
“Go

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ahead

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and

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dig

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in,”

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he

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said.
The

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dragoness

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didn’t

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options:

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options:

pots

options:

following

options:

behind

options:

her.
Quinn

options:

lay

options:

on

options:

the

options:

ground

options:

for

options:

a

options:

moment

options:

until

options:

the

options:

throb in his

options:

shoulder

options:

lessened

options:

a

options:

bit.

options:

He

options:

dreaded

options:

looking

options:

up

options:

and

options:

seeing

options:

what

options:

the

options:

escape

options:

attempt

options:

had

options:

done

options:

to

options:

the

options:

window.
The

options:

victory

options:

was

options:

short-lived

options:

when

options:

Harold’s

options:

voice

options:

cut

options:

through

options:

the

options:

silence. “Who

options:

the

options:

fuck

options:

are

options:

you?!”
Quinn

options:

swore

options:

and

options:

rolled

options:

over. “Hold

options:

on,

options:

Harold!

options:

She’s a

options:

friend!”
“What?

options:

But

options:

she

options:

fucked

options:

up

options:

the

options:

kitchen!”
“No,

options:

I

options:

didn’t!”
“Hold

options:

on.

options:

I’m

options:

coming

options:

in!”
He

options:

groaned

options:

as

options:

he

options:

stood

options:

up

options:

and

options:

limped

options:

around

options:

to

options:

the

options:

front

options:

of

options:

the

options:

restaurant.

options:

In

options:

hindsight,

options:

dive-bombing

options:

the

options:

window

options:

wasn’t

options:

the

options:

best

options:

idea.
The

options:

kitchen

options:

was

options:

in

options:

worse

options:

shape

options:

than

options:

he

options:

feared.

options:

Rowen

options:

had

options:

really

options:

done

options:

a

options:

number

options:

on

options:

it

options:

when

options:

she

options:

went

options:

inside.

options:

In

options:

addition

options:

to

options:

the

options:

various

options:

pots

options:

scattered

options:

along

options:

the

options:

floor

options:

and

options:

some

options:

broken

options:

jars

options:

he had

options:

left

options:

on

options:

the

options:

countertop,

options:

one

options:

of

options:

the

options:

cabinets

options:

had been broken

options:

completely

options:

from

options:

her

options:

collision.

options:

Harold

options:

stood

options:

in

options:

the

options:

middle

options:

of

options:

it

options:

all

options:

staring

options:

at

options:

the

options:

mess in

options:

horror.

options:

Rowen

options:

lay

options:

on

options:

the

options:

floor,

options:

a

options:

nasty

options:

abrasion

options:

on

options:

her

options:

side.

options:

Several

options:

of

options:

her

options:

scales

options:

had

options:

been

options:

shaved

options:

off

options:

from

options:

being

options:

forced

options:

through

options:

the

options:

window

options:

and

options:

it bled

options:

in

options:

places.
Quinn

options:

hissed

options:

in

options:

pain

options:

at

options:

the

options:

injury. “That

options:

looks

options:

bad.”
“Really?

options:

Because

options:

it

options:

feels

options:

really

options:

fucking

options:

great,”

options:

Rowen

options:

shot

options:

back.
“Maybe

options:

next

options:

time

options:

you’ll

options:

think

options:

twice

options:

before

options:

climbing

options:

through

options:

someone’s

options:

window.

options:

Harold,

options:

can

options:

you

options:

go

options:

get

options:

Alyse?

options:

She

options:

should

options:

know

options:

how

options:

to

options:

treat

options:

this.”
The

options:

teen

options:

nodded

options:

and

options:

hurried

options:

out

options:

of

options:

the

options:

kitchen,

options:

probably

options:

too

options:

eager

options:

to

options:

get

options:

away

options:

from

options:

the

options:

mess

options:

and

options:

responsibility

options:

of

options:

cleaning

options:

it

options:

up.
Once

options:

they

options:

were

options:

alone,

options:

Quinn

options:

turned

options:

back

options:

to

options:

Rowen.
“Can

options:

you

options:

stand?

options:

We

options:

need

options:

to

options:

get

options:

that

options:

cleaned

options:

and

options:

I’d

options:

rather

options:

not

options:

do

options:

it

options:

here.”
She

options:

hissed

options:

with

options:

every

options:

movement,

options:

but

options:

she

options:

managed

options:

to

options:

get

options:

up. “You

options:

couldn’t

options:

come

options:

up

options:

with

options:

a

options:

better

options:

idea?”

options:

she

options:

asked.
“I

options:

figured

options:

you

options:

didn’t

options:

want

options:

anyone

options:

to

options:

see

options:

you

options:

like

options:

that.”
“I

options:

think

options:

I’d

options:

rather

options:

take

options:

the

options:

embarrassment.”

options:

She

options:

tried

options:

to

options:

lick

options:

her

options:

wound

options:

but

options:

winced

options:

and

options:

quickly

options:

gave

options:

up

options:

on

options:

it. “Or

options:

you

options:

could have

options:

at

options:

least

options:

warned

options:

me.”
He

options:

shrugged. “Figured

options:

you’d

options:

try

options:

to

options:

talk

options:

me

options:

out

options:

of

options:

it.

options:

Listen,

options:

I

options:

know

options:

I

options:

said

options:

you

options:

can

options:

keep

options:

your

options:

private

options:

life

options:

private,

options:

but

options:

I’d

options:

like

options:

some

options:

answers.”
“Do

options:

I

options:

have

options:

a

options:

choice?”
“Of

options:

course.”
“But

options:

you’ll

options:

throw

options:

me

options:

out

options:

on

options:

the

options:

street

options:

if

options:

I refuse, won’t you?”
“I’m not forcing you to do anything, but

options:

our

options:

choices

options:

have

options:

consequences,”

options:

he

options:

replied

options:

gently. “Like

options:

you

options:

chose

options:

to

options:

break

options:

into

options:

my

options:

place

options:

instead of

options:

just

options:

accepting

options:

my

options:

help,

options:

so

options:

here

options:

we

options:

are.”
Rowen

options:

said

options:

nothing,

options:

her

options:

guilt

options:

apparent

options:

in

options:

her

options:

expression. “Sorry.

options:

It’s

options:

just…the

options:

last

options:

time

options:

someone

options:

offered

options:

to

options:

help

options:

me,

options:

I

options:

had

options:

to…pay

options:

for

options:

it.”
Quinn

options:

didn’t

options:

know

options:

what

options:

kind

options:

of

options:

payment

options:

she

options:

was

options:

referring

options:

to

options:

and

options:

he

options:

wasn’t

options:

certain

options:

he

options:

wanted

options:

to.

options:

It

options:

didn’t

options:

seem

options:

like

options:

a

options:

pleasant

options:

memory

options:

anyway

options:

if

options:

the

options:

lowering

options:

of

options:

her

options:

voice

options:

and

options:

slackness

options:

of

options:

her

options:

neck

options:

was

options:

an

options:

indication.

options:

Instead

options:

he

options:

motioned for

options:

her

options:

to

options:

follow

options:

him

options:

into

options:

the

options:

back room. “C’mon,

options:

we

options:

can

options:

talk

options:

more

options:

in

options:

the

options:

back.

options:

So,

options:

obviously,

options:

you’re

options:

not

options:

from

options:

around

options:

here.

options:

Where

options:

are

options:

you

options:

from?”
Fear

options:

flooded

options:

her

options:

eyes

options:

as

options:

she

options:

refused

options:

to

options:

meet

options:

his

options:

gaze. “Nowhere.

options:

I

options:

move

options:

around

options:

a

options:

lot.”
He

options:

didn’t

options:

buy it

options:

for

options:

a

options:

second. A dragon who

options:

traveled

options:

a

options:

lot

options:

would

options:

know

options:

how

options:

to

options:

hunt.

options:

Most

options:

likely

options:

wherever

options:

she

options:

was

options:

from,

options:

she

options:

couldn’t

options:

go

options:

back.
“So

options:

where

options:

are

options:

you

options:

headed?”

options:

he

options:

asked.
“Nowhere.

options:

I

options:

like

options:

to

options:

keep

options:

moving.”
“Well,

options:

if

options:

you

options:

don’t

options:

have

options:

a

options:

destination

options:

in

options:

mind,

options:

you

options:

could

options:

always

options:

stay

options:

here.”
“You

options:

really

options:

want

options:

me

options:

to

options:

stay

options:

here,

options:

don’t

options:

you?”

options:

she

options:

asked,

options:

her

options:

fins

options:

flaring. “You’re

options:

that

options:

hard

options:

up

options:

for

options:

a

options:

female?”
Now

options:

it

options:

was

options:

his

options:

turn

options:

to

options:

frown. “I

options:

offer

options:

to

options:

do

options:

something

options:

nice

options:

and

options:

you

options:

immediately

options:

assume

options:

I

options:

have

options:

an

options:

ulterior

options:

motive?

options:

I’m

options:

guessing

options:

where

options:

you’re

options:

from,

options:

no

options:

one

options:

does

options:

anything

options:

just

options:

to

options:

be

options:

nice.”
“We

options:

I

options:

came

options:

from,

options:

we

options:

know

options:

how

options:

the

options:

world

options:

works.

options:

No

options:

one

options:

cares

options:

about

options:

you

options:

unless

options:

you’re

options:

useful

options:

to

options:

them.

options:

So

options:

stop wasting

options:

my

options:

time

options:

and tell me

options:

the

options:

real

options:

reason

options:

why

options:

you

options:

want

options:

me

options:

here.”
Quinn

options:

shook

options:

his

options:

head.

options:

It

options:

was

options:

déjà

options:

vu

options:

all

options:

over

options:

again,

options:

just

options:

like

options:

when

options:

he

options:

found

options:

Harold

options:

in

options:

the

options:

food

options:

stores.

options:

At

options:

least

options:

the

options:

teen

options:

was

options:

too

options:

thin

options:

to

options:

get

options:

stuck

options:

in

options:

the

options:

window.

options:

Hopefully

options:

this

options:

time

options:

it

options:

wouldn’t

options:

end

options:

with

options:

him

options:

getting

options:

smacked

options:

upside

options:

the head. “You’re dirty, hungry, and have nowhere to go. I just wanna

options:

help.”
She

options:

snorted. “Pity?

options:

I’d

options:

rather

options:

the

options:

ulterior

options:

motive.”
“You

options:

dragons

options:

and

options:

your

options:

damn

options:

pride,”

options:

he

options:

mumbled.

options:

In

options:

a

options:

clear

options:

voice,

options:

he

options:

added, “You

options:

want

options:

an

options:

ulterior

options:

motive,

options:

fine.

options:

I

options:

want

options:

you

options:

to

options:

stay

options:

here

options:

so

options:

you

options:

can

options:

take

options:

responsibility

options:

for

options:

my

options:

broken

options:

window.”
“But

options:

that

options:

was

options:

your

options:

fault!”
“Which

options:

wouldn’t

options:

have

options:

happened

options:

if

options:

someone

options:

wasn’t

options:

trying

options:

to

options:

break

options:

in,”

options:

Quinn

options:

replied

options:

calmly.
They

options:

entered

options:

the

options:

backhouse

options:

as

options:

Quinn

options:

liked

options:

to call it. Alyse

options:

took

options:

over

options:

the

options:

design

options:

for

options:

it

options:

and

options:

did

options:

a

options:

wonderful

options:

job.

options:

The

options:

main

options:

room

options:

where

options:

they

options:

were

options:

now

options:

was

options:

large

options:

enough

options:

for

options:

both

options:

of them to

options:

move

options:

about

options:

freely.

options:

Chairs

options:

for

options:

human

options:

guests,

options:

or

options:

specifically

options:

Alyse

options:

and

options:

Harold,

options:

were

options:

pressed

options:

against

options:

the

options:

wall

options:

along

options:

with

options:

the

options:

end

options:

tables

options:

and

options:

bookshelves.

options:

Quinn’s

options:

favorite

options:

thing

options:

about

options:

it

options:

was

options:

the

options:

plush

options:

carpet.

options:

He

options:

wasn’t

options:

sure

options:

why

options:

Alyse

options:

was

options:

so

options:

set

options:

on

options:

getting

options:

it

options:

installed

options:

but

options:

he

options:

loved

options:

how

options:

comfortable

options:

it

options:

felt

options:

to

options:

walk

options:

on.
Rowen

options:

walked

options:

over

options:

to

options:

the

options:

bookshelf. “You

options:

can

options:

read?”
“I

options:

can

options:

actually.

options:

I’m

options:

told

options:

it’s

options:

not

options:

very

options:

common

options:

among

options:

dragons

options:

though.

options:

Can

options:

you

options:

read?”
Rowen’s

options:

fins

options:

flattened

options:

again. “So

options:

if

options:

I

options:

pay

options:

off

options:

my

options:

debt

options:

for

options:

the

options:

window,

options:

will

options:

you

options:

let

options:

me

options:

go?”
The

options:

change

options:

in

options:

subject

options:

hadn’t

options:

escaped

options:

his

options:

notice

options:

but

options:

decided

options:

it

options:

was

options:

best

options:

to

options:

leave

options:

it

options:

alone. “Yeah, you’ll be free to leave.” He’d rather she

options:

stay,

options:

but

options:

if

options:

she

options:

really

options:

wanted

options:

to

options:

go,

options:

he

options:

wouldn’t

options:

stand

options:

in

options:

her

options:

way.
“So

options:

what

options:

will

options:

I

options:

be

options:

doing

options:

to

options:

pay

options:

off

options:

this

options:

debt

options:

exactly?”
“Nothing

options:

too

options:

complicated,

options:

just carrying

options:

dishes

options:

and

options:

wiping

options:

tables.”
“Is

options:

that

options:

it?

options:

Well,

options:

I

options:

won’t

options:

complain.

options:

At

options:

least

options:

I

options:

won’t

options:

have

options:

to

options:

worry

options:

about

options:

tasting

options:

you

options:

for

options:

the

options:

next

options:

week.”
Quinn

options:

had

options:

no

options:

idea

options:

how

options:

to

options:

respond

options:

to

options:

that

options:

so

options:

he

options:

decided

options:

to

options:

change

options:

the

options:

subject. “So

options:

what

options:

was

options:

your

options:

plan

options:

after

options:

you

options:

broke

options:

in?”
“Curl

options:

up

options:

on

options:

the

options:

floor

options:

and

options:

sleep.

options:

Be

options:

gone

options:

by

options:

morning.”
“And

options:

if

options:

I

options:

had

options:

caught

options:

you?”
“I

options:

have

options:

ways

options:

out

options:

of

options:

those.”
“I

options:

hope

options:

climbing

options:

out

options:

the

options:

window

options:

isn’t

options:

one

options:

of

options:

them.”
Rowen’s

options:

fins

options:

flattened

options:

and

options:

she

options:

turned

options:

away.

options:

It

options:

was

options:

a

options:

low

options:

blow,

options:

and

options:

he

options:

knew

options:

it

options:

but

options:

it

options:

needed

options:

to

options:

be

options:

said.

options:

He

options:

didn’t

options:

know

options:

if

options:

she

options:

was

options:

like

options:

this

options:

out

options:

of

options:

pride

options:

or

options:

denial,

options:

but

options:

she

options:

couldn’t

options:

keep

options:

doing

options:

this

options:

to

options:

herself.
Neither

options:

of

options:

them

options:

spoke

options:

until

options:

Harold

options:

returned

options:

with

options:

Alyse

options:

following

options:

behind.
The

options:

woman

options:

took

options:

one

options:

look

options:

at

options:

Rowen

options:

then

options:

gave

options:

Quinn

options:

an

options:

admonishing

options:

stare. “I

options:

can’t

options:

leave

options:

you

options:

alone

options:

for

options:

one

options:

night,

options:

can

options:

I?” Alyse asked.
“Whoa, whoa, who is this?”

options:

Rowen

options:

asked.
“That’s Alyse,”

options:

Quinn replied. “She’s

options:

a

options:

friend.

options:

You

options:

can

options:

trust

options:

her.

options:

Alyse,

options:

this

options:

is

options:

Rowen.

options:

She’s

options:

my

options:

newest

options:

employee

options:

until

options:

I

options:

get

options:

the

options:

place

options:

fixed

options:

up.”
Alyse

options:

chuckled

options:

and

options:

shook

options:

her

options:

head. “You’re

options:

really

options:

something

options:

else, hon.

options:

You’re the only

options:

one

options:

I

options:

know

options:

who

options:

catches

options:

someone

options:

breaking

options:

into

options:

their

options:

place

options:

and

options:

gives

options:

them

options:

a

options:

job.”
Quinn

options:

laughed

options:

seeing

options:

Harold’s ears

options:

turn

options:

pink. “I

options:

never

options:

caught

options:

you

options:

breaking

options:

into

options:

the

options:

place.”
“Good

options:

thing,

options:

too!

options:

You also

options:

seem

options:

to

options:

hurt your new

options:

hires.”
“In

options:

my

options:

defense,

options:

I

options:

saved

options:

Harold’s

options:

life.

options:

Ragenta

options:

would

options:

have

options:

done

options:

way

options:

worse

options:

to

options:

him.”
“I

options:

think

options:

I

options:

would’ve

options:

liked

options:

staying

options:

in

options:

the

options:

window,”

options:

Rowen

options:

said.
Alyse

options:

gave

options:

a

options:

gentle

options:

tap

options:

on

options:

the

options:

snout. “Shush,

options:

you.

options:

Quinn

options:

might

options:

be

options:

the

options:

forgiving

options:

sort,

options:

but

options:

I’m

options:

not.

options:

Just

options:

ask

options:

that

options:

one.”

options:

She

options:

jerked

options:

her

options:

thumb

options:

towards

options:

Harold

options:

whose

options:

blush

options:

deepened

options:

at

options:

the

options:

gesture.
The

options:

woman

options:

went

options:

back

options:

to

options:

digging

options:

through

options:

her bag.

options:

She

options:

set

options:

aside

options:

a

options:

large

options:

piece

options:

of

options:

cloth, some

options:

bandages,

options:

and

options:

a

options:

bottle

options:

filled

options:

with a

options:

clear

options:

liquid.
Rowen

options:

scooted

options:

backward. “What’s

options:

that

options:

stuff

options:

for?”
“We’re

options:

cleaning

options:

it

options:

so

options:

it

options:

doesn’t

options:

get

options:

infected,”

options:

Quinn

options:

said. “Think

options:

of

options:

it

options:

as

options:

part

options:

of

options:

repaying

options:

your

options:

debt.”
“Just

options:

another

options:

thing

options:

I’ll

options:

owe

options:

you

options:

for,

options:

right?”
“Consider

options:

this

options:

a

options:

freebie.

options:

And

options:

don’t

options:

worry about

options:

Alyse.

options:

She’s

options:

tough

options:

but

options:

she

options:

wouldn’t

options:

hurt

options:

a

options:

fly.”
“Lucky

options:

flies,”

options:

Harold

options:

mumbled.

options:

He

options:

quickly

options:

scrambled

options:

away

options:

from

options:

Alyse

options:

upon

options:

seeing

options:

the

options:

scolding

options:

stare sent

options:

his

options:

way.
Alyse

options:

rolled

options:

her

options:

eyes

options:

and

options:

poured

options:

some

options:

of

options:

the

options:

liquid

options:

onto

options:

the

options:

cloth. “I need to keep still

options:

for

options:

me,

options:

hon.

options:

I’m

options:

gonna

options:

clean

options:

your

options:

cuts,

options:

but

options:

you’re

options:

not

options:

gonna

options:

like

options:

it.

options:

Just

options:

bear

options:

with

options:

me.

options:

It won’t

options:

take

options:

long.”
Rowen

options:

didn’t

options:

seem

options:

at

options:

all

options:

bothered

options:

as

options:

she shrugged.
“So

options:

where

options:

are

options:

you

options:

really

options:

from?”

options:

Quinn

options:

asked.
“What?

options:

OW!”
“I

options:

said you weren’t gonna like it, hon.”
“Don’t

options:

focus on her,

options:

look

options:

at

options:

me,”

options:

Quinn

options:

said. “Talking

options:

will

options:

distract

options:

from

options:

the

options:

pain.”
Rowen

options:

hissed

options:

again. “I doubt that.”
“Just humor him,” Harold said. “If ya worried he’ll hurt ya, don’t.”
“He

options:

may

options:

not

options:

look

options:

it,

options:

but

options:

he’s

options:

the

options:

nicest

options:

dragon

options:

you’ll

options:

ever

options:

come

options:

across,”

options:

Alyse

options:

added. “Stop

options:

squirming! It

options:

doesn’t

options:

hurt

options:

that

options:

bad.”
Rowen

options:

snorted. “I’m

options:

sure

options:

he

options:

is.

options:

Ow!

options:

Sounds

options:

like

options:

a

options:

certain

options:

someone

options:

I

options:

used

options:

to

options:

know.”
“Oh?

options:

Well,

options:

maybe

options:

I

options:

can

options:

meet

options:

them

options:

one

options:

day,”

options:

Quinn

options:

said.
“You

options:

can’t.

options:

She

options:

got

options:

her

options:

stupid

options:

ass

options:

killed.”
Quinn

options:

couldn’t

options:

tell

options:

if

options:

she

options:

was

options:

upset

options:

or

options:

bitter.

options:

Either

options:

way,

options:

it

options:

was

options:

a

options:

sore

options:

subject

options:

so

options:

he

options:

decided

options:

to

options:

move

options:

on. “So

options:

what

options:

brings

options:

you

options:

here?”
“You

options:

really

options:

want to

options:

know

options:

my

options:

life

options:

story?

options:

Fine.

options:

I’m

options:

a

options:

domesticate

options:

from

options:

the

options:

Human

options:

Territories.

options:

I

options:

used

options:

to

options:

work

options:

for

options:

Cutter

options:

until

options:

I

options:

fucked

options:

up

options:

and

options:

turned on her.

options:

Instead

options:

of

options:

killing

options:

me,

options:

she

options:

gave

options:

me

options:

this”—she

options:

motioned

options:

to

options:

the

options:

scar

options:

on

options:

her

options:

neck—“and

options:

told

options:

me

options:

to

options:

never

options:

show

options:

my

options:

face

options:

again.

options:

So

options:

I

options:

crossed

options:

the

options:

border

options:

figuring

options:

I

options:

wouldn’t

options:

run

options:

into her

options:

here.

options:

So

options:

there

options:

it

options:

is.”
Quinn

options:

said

options:

nothing

options:

and

options:

looked

options:

at

options:

the

options:

others.

options:

He

options:

had

options:

never

options:

lived

options:

in

options:

the

options:

Human

options:

Territories

options:

so

options:

domesticate

options:

life

options:

was

options:

foreign

options:

to

options:

him.

options:

What

options:

he

options:

did

options:

know

options:

was

options:

that

options:

the

options:

other

options:

dragons

options:

didn’t

options:

like

options:

domesticates

options:

at

options:

all

options:

and

options:

no

options:

one

options:

would

options:

ever

options:

admit

options:

to

options:

being

options:

one.
Alyse

options:

was

options:

the

options:

one

options:

to

options:

break

options:

the

options:

silence

options:

as

options:

she

options:

poured

options:

more

options:

liquid

options:

on

options:

the

options:

cloth

options:

and

options:

moved

options:

to

options:

Rowen’s

options:

other

options:

side. “Well,

options:

you’re a

options:

brave

options:

one.

options:

I

options:

never

options:

heard

options:

a

options:

dragon

options:

around

options:

here

options:

admit

options:

to

options:

being

options:

a

options:

domesticate.”
“What

options:

more

options:

can

options:

you

options:

do

options:

to

options:

me?”

options:

Rowen

options:

asked.

options:

She

options:

winced

options:

at

options:

the

options:

touch

options:

of

options:

the

options:

cloth. “I

options:

lost

options:

my

options:

brother,

options:

my

options:

master,

options:

my

options:

friends,

options:

and

options:

my

options:

home.

options:

I

options:

gave

options:

up

options:

my

options:

dignity

options:

and

options:

my

options:

pride

options:

for

options:

revenge

options:

on

options:

a dead

options:

dragon

options:

only

options:

to

options:

fuck that

options:

up,

options:

too.

options:

I

options:

have

options:

nowhere

options:

to

options:

go

options:

and

options:

no

options:

one

options:

will

options:

accept

options:

me.

options:

There’s

options:

nothing

options:

left

options:

to

options:

take.”
“Now

options:

I

options:

don’t

options:

know

options:

what

options:

you’re

options:

going

options:

on

options:

about,

options:

but

options:

you

options:

still

options:

have

options:

a

options:

life

options:

worth

options:

living,”

options:

Alyse

options:

said. “So

options:

I

options:

don’t

options:

wanna

options:

hear

options:

any

options:

more

options:

nonsense

options:

about

options:

having

options:

nothing

options:

to

options:

lose.

options:

Just

options:

look

options:

at

options:

Quinn.

options:

He’s

options:

practically a

options:

domesticate

options:

but

options:

look

options:

at

options:

him.

options:

Half

options:

the

options:

dragons

options:

here

options:

would

options:

lose

options:

their

options:

minds

options:

if

options:

he

options:

left.

options:

Even

options:

the

options:

Matriarch

options:

looks

options:

to

options:

him

options:

for

options:

advice!

options:

You

options:

can

options:

do

options:

anything

options:

you

options:

set

options:

your

options:

mind

options:

to, hon.

options:

It’s

options:

never

options:

too

options:

late

options:

to

options:

claw

options:

yourself

options:

out

options:

of

options:

whatever

options:

hole

options:

you

options:

fell

options:

in.”
Rowen

options:

said

options:

nothing

options:

and

options:

stared

options:

at

options:

the

options:

floor.

options:

Her

options:

eyes

options:

gave

options:

away

options:

her

options:

true

options:

emotions. Something in Alyse’s

options:

words struck

options:

a

options:

chord.
“I’m

options:

not

options:

a

options:

domesticate,”

options:

Quinn

options:

said.
“Hon,

options:

you were

options:

raised

options:

by a

options:

human

options:

and

options:

outside

options:

of

options:

a

options:

clan.

options:

That’s

options:

a

options:

domesticate

options:

in

options:

anyone’s eyes.”
“If

options:

everythin’s

options:

done

options:

here,

options:

I’m goin’ to bed,”

options:

Harold said. He waved lazily

options:

as

options:

he

options:

headed

options:

out

options:

of

options:

the

options:

room.
“Ah,

options:

ah,

options:

ah!

options:

I

options:

need

options:

some

options:

help

options:

putting

options:

these

options:

bandages

options:

on,”

options:

Alyse

options:

said. “We’ll

options:

have

options:

to

options:

wrap

options:

it

options:

around

options:

her

options:

body.

options:

Just

options:

stand

options:

on

options:

that

options:

side.

options:

Lift

options:

your

options:

wings

options:

for

options:

me,

options:

hon.”
Quinn lay on the large cushion by one

options:

of

options:

the

options:

armchairs. “Well,

options:

looks

options:

like

options:

we’ll

options:

be

options:

having

options:

a

options:

sleepover. “Rowen

options:

can

options:

have

options:

my

options:

room.

options:

I’ll

options:

sleep

options:

here.”
“You

options:

don’t

options:

need

options:

to

options:

do

options:

that,”

options:

Rowen

options:

said. “I

options:

can

options:

sleep

options:

on

options:

the—”
Alyse

options:

gave

options:

her

options:

another

options:

tap

options:

on

options:

the

options:

snout. “Just

options:

accept

options:

the

options:

help,

options:

hon.

options:

Besides,

options:

you’ll

options:

have

options:

a

options:

hard

options:

time

options:

sleeping

options:

on

options:

anything

options:

hard

options:

until

options:

you

options:

heal.”
“Yeah,

options:

first

options:

rule

here:

here:

don’t

here:

argue

here:

with

here:

Alyse,”

here:

Quinn

here:

said. “She’s

here:

the

here:

wisest

here:

woman

here:

you’ll

here:

ever

here:

meet

here:

and

here:

the

here:

nicest.”
“And

here:

don’t

here:

you

here:

forget

here:

it!”

here:

She

here:

stepped

here:

back

here:

from

here:

the

here:

dragoness

here:

and

here:

examined

here:

her

here:

handiwork. “That’ll

here:

do

here:

it.

here:

We’ll

here:

need

here:

to

here:

replace

here:

it

here:

every

here:

few

here:

days,

here:

but

here:

you’ll

here:

be

here:

fine.”
“Finally,

here:

I

here:

can

here:

go

here:

to

here:

bed,”

here:

Harold

here:

cried

here:

before

here:

rushing

here:

out

here:

of

here:

the

here:

room.
Quinn

here:

chuckled.

here:

Even

here:

he

here:

would

here:

have

here:

had

here:

a

here:

hard

here:

time

here:

holding

here:

the

here:

teen

here:

back

here:

from

here:

his

here:

bed

here:

at

here:

this

here:

point.

here:

Alyse

here:

escorted

here:

Rowen

here:

to

here:

show

here:

her

here:

where

here:

the

here:

bedrooms

here:

were.

Finally,

here:

alone,

here:

Quinn

here:

curled

here:

up

here:

as

here:

best

here:

he

here:

could

here:

on

here:

the

here:

cushion.

here:

It

here:

wasn’t

here:

big

here:

enough

here:

to

here:

lie

here:

on,

here:

but

here:

it

here:

would

here:

do.

here:

In

here:

the

here:

morning,

here:

he

here:

would

here:

see

here:

about

here:

getting

here:

Rowen

here:

her

here:

own

here:

bed.

here:

If

here:

all

here:

went

here:

well,

here:

she would

here:

be

here:

staying

here:

for

here:

a

here:

long

here:

time.

here:

He

here:

hoped

here:

she

here:

did.
He

here:

heard

here:

the

here:

whisper of

here:

footsteps

here:

on

here:

the

here:

carpet.

here:

He didn’t

here:

bother

here:

opening

here:

his

here:

eyes,

here:

figuring

here:

it

here:

was

here:

Harold

here:

to

here:

sneak

here:

a

here:

late-night

here:

snack

here:

as

here:

he

here:

always

here:

did.
“We

here:

need

here:

to talk, hon.”
He opened an eye to the woman

here:

sitting

here:

in

here:

the

here:

chair

here:

next

here:

to

here:

him.

here:

He

here:

quickly

here:

sat

here:

up. “What’s

here:

wrong?”
“You’ll

here:

need

here:

to

here:

see

here:

Ragenta

here:

first

here:

thing

here:

in

here:

the

here:

morning.

here:

Everyone

here:

accepts

here:

you,

here:

but

here:

I

here:

doubt

here:

they’ll

here:

like

here:

another

here:

domesticate

here:

around

here:

here.

here:

Without

here:

the

here:

Matriarch’s

here:

blessing,

here:

we’ll

here:

be

here:

playing

here:

a

here:

very

here:

dangerous

here:

game.”
“We

here:

could

here:

just

here:

not

here:

tell

here:

anyone.

here:

Who’s

here:

gonna

here:

find

here:

out?”
“You

here:

really

here:

wanna

here:

take

here:

that

here:

risk, hon?

here:

You

here:

know

here:

that

here:

Salise

here:

is

here:

just

here:

waiting

here:

for a

here:

chance

here:

to

here:

come

here:

after

here:

us.”
Quinn

here:

groaned. “Don’t

here:

remind

here:

me.

here:

But

here:

she

here:

could

here:

still

here:

use

here:

that

here:

to

here:

get

here:

the

here:

dragons

here:

riled

here:

up.”
“And

here:

put

here:

Ragenta

here:

in

here:

a

here:

tough

here:

spot

here:

again?”
Quinn

here:

said

here:

nothing.
“It’s

here:

funny

here:

how

here:

you

here:

can

here:

sit

here:

there

here:

and

here:

talk

here:

about

here:

me

here:

like

here:

I

here:

can’t

here:

hear

here:

you,”

here:

Rowen

here:

said.
Quinn

here:

was

here:

surprised

here:

to

here:

find

here:

the

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here:

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here:

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here:

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off.”
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at

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the

here:

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on

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face.
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cried.
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serious. “What

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walk

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herself,

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to

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here:

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dragons

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newfound

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for

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in

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making

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rebuild

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here:

restaurant

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here:

had

here:

lost.

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up.

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She

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and

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supporting

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claims.
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all of

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with

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concluded,

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responded, “This

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bitch

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likes

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get out

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of?”
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of

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her,”

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said.
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really

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think

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gonna

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stop there?”
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here:

at

here:

Alyse who shrugged. He figured Salise wasn’t done,

here:

her

here:

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here:

visits

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proved

here:

that,

here:

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here:

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also

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here:

try

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worse.
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here:

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here:

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here:

her

here:

head. “Wow,

here:

you’re really

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not

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too bright.

here:

Hopefully

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here:

off

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here:

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and

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here:

here

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here:

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up

here:

and

here:

set her

here:

after

here:

me.”

here:

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here:

turned

here:

and

here:

left

here:

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here:

room.
Alyse

here:

shook

here:

her

here:

head

here:

as

here:

she

here:

rose

here:

from

here:

her

here:

seat. “You

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know

here:

how

here:

to

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pick ‘em.

here:

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one

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here:

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here:

attitude

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first

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here.

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some

here:

sleep.

here:

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here:

worry

here:

about

here:

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in

here:

the

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morning.”


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