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2024-10-29 19:42:56The cave. Earth.
"It's obviously not safe in here anymore."Vulcan started, his back to the cold wall of the cave. There was this current send down his spines by the coziness. But on the contrary, it seemed like he was suspended in the air. Probably by some forces he had no literal definition for.
"We can still stay. No place is safe on earth. You make it safe. I could set fire around this place. Gnawing flames that would burn every now and then and scare away both spirits and human threats. I could also make this cave disappear. Twill only be visible to us alone. Or I could --"
"Thank you, Ayla. Let's give nature a say. Let's be practical."
Vulcan had shot at Ayla to quit the proposals, not because Prium was eating her up with a glare but because even he didn't want to have to always watch his back.
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