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He stiffened and jerked his attention away from her "As for rando I would rather eat the Nephilim I captured than raisins Sorry, Keys, but raisins are the result of nature taking a shit"

Ha! "My porn naone And if you aren’t careful, I will raise up an arht actually be fun For ood with co, and over the centuries I have killed more people than I can count At one time," he admitted hesitantly, "I lived for it Loved it"

"You still love it" She remembered how expertly he’d handled the spiders "But only on the battlefield"

"And when it comes to the protection of er than before To be on the receiving end of that protectionnot just for a time or two, but always, her future as i sweeter?

"Do they feel the same about you?" she asked

"Yes"

"That must be nice"

"Better than"

"Is there a chance they would likefro

She would have snatched back the words, but he flicked a glance at her, his expression troubled, even pained "Princess, they are going to go bat-crap crazy for you"

THEY TRAVELED THROUGH threefollowed She said nothing to Torin There was no reason to send hie His mood had darkened more with every day that had passed He’d even resorted to doing what he’d pro to her

The first realm had been a land of total sensory deprivation Darkness and silence Getting through it had been painful, both physically andmore than a mountain of ice they’d had to climb, and since Torin had refused to cuddle, the cold had been just as bad as the darkness The one they were in currently boasted multiple fields of ambrosia and poppy--narcotics for i lords determined to protect their stash

Torin’s protective streak had returned at least, a nice change to his disregard and silence