Lily was on her knees, her head lowered as she pleaded with Arthur. "Please don't send me away," she implored him.Arthur raised an eyebrow in surprise. "What the heck, Lily," he said, "why are you here?"Lily explained that she had concealed her presence with magic, which was why he couldn't sense her. She went on to tell him about her own quest, to find the strongest man she could and serve him, hoping to grow stronger with her magic.This girl, Arthur thought, is she some kind of lunatic that stalks men with an agenda like that?Arthur rubbed the back of his head. "Is that so? Well... I don't see myself being that strong," he told her.Lily disagreed. "You're wrong," she said, closing the distance and standing before him. "To me, you're powerful. Crimsonscale dragons are extremely powerful. It'd take a hundred skilled men to take down one Crimsonscale dragon, but you took down three all on your own."Arthur was suddenly uncomfortable. She was too close to his face. "Whoa. Sounds
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