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Finally, after several quiether hair, he spoke

"I have a responsibility to take care of the draheierous"

Lilly nodded "I kind of figured that much What do we do next?"

Cypher smiled "I like it when you say we"

Lilly blushed and he ran a finger along her warm cheek "I like it when I make you blush as well" Lilly didn’t stop him when he leaned forward and kissed her She didn’t think about hoard Cyn ers All she could think about was how good the kiss was, how soft his lips were, and when they parted, how incredible he tasted Her arms wrapped around his neck and he pulled her closer The kiss lasted longer than Cypher had intended, but then he could never get enough of Lilly He could kiss her every day, all day, and it still, wouldn’t be enough He would still crave her as he did now

Lilly was breathless when they pulled apart and she knew that she was blushing furiously as the heat danced on her face "You aren’t supposed to be wooingon"

"Sometiht then there was nothing more that I needed than to feel your lips on mine"

His words made her heart beat faster and she felt the truth behind therooer, she told herself, but then added, that ht? She smiled at the pun that she totally intended Then she wanted toherCypheron in that beautiful head of yours?" He asked, with a wicked grin

Lilly frowned "Nothing you need to worry about Nohat’s the plan?"

Cypher’s face changed in the blink of an eye froht switched had been flicked inside his head He knew the only way to kill the beast ith the arrow or sword forged by an elf The proble time since he had seen an elf in the huht add, you mentioned elves," Lilly prompted, then looked over at Cyn for confirh, stood up, and set Lilly back down in his spot He thought better if he was standing and able to move His brain just seemed to clear when he could move about freely

"The elves are a very secretive race They hold all of their knowledge close to their hearts, and for good reason They may not be as powerful as the Fae, but they cos with their ical properties in the metal of their weapons An elf blade, or arrow, or weapon of any "

Lilly’s eyes widened "Anything?"

Cypher nodded "And some of us are very hard to kill"

"Which is why they hold their secrets close," Lilly’s voice softened as she spoke her thoughts aloud "If the wrong person, or supernatural, got their hands on the knowledge to make a weapon that could kill any and all of you, it could be disastrous"

Cyn finally spoke for the first ti "It is ie"

Lilly nodded and said in a wry tone "That’s sort of a given" She looked up at Cypher with raised eye brows

"So hoe find the elves?"

"We don’t," Cypher answered, ominously "They find us"