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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Because I love you”, she replied to him. Thornicus stood still, puzzled. That was not the type of answer he was expecting.
“What?”, he asked. Faora's face reddened all of a sudden, instantly trying to hide her embarrassment with false composure. “There you go, now that I've told you, what are you going to do about it?”, she asked. “Will you kick me out or what?” Thornicus sighed as he looked back at the dragon behind him, no longer glaring at Faora. “Are you hearing this, Nala?”, he asked her. “You seem perplexed by whatever she just told you”, Nala replied to him. “Yet you also seem happy. Should I take that as a good indication that she bears no threat to either you or my offspring?” “Well, you could say that”, Thornicus said to her while combing his fingers through his hair. “What did I do to get myself into such a weird situation?”, he asked himself while letting out a long sigh. “Yo
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