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Her eyes warmed “All the way, cuddlebunny”
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Titus arrived with only three warriors the night before the block party was scheduled to begin Elena didn’t have to be told that the sesture of trust and a display of his confidence in his own strength Folding in his wings as he landed on the Tower roof, his warriors co down behind him—two males and one female—Titus headed toward Elena and Raphael
“Titus” Raphael walked forward to meet the other rabbed Raphael’s forear over his in the clasp of warriors “I alad you are here to welcome me, Raphael,” he said, his words a booel usually modulated his voice so as not to drown out everyone else in his vicinity “You are a pup, but a strong one I’d have at h you are heading toward frail old age”
Titus’s laugh at Raphael’s riposte was huge “Wellthe handclasp with a deep smile, Raphael turned to Elena “My consort”
She stepped forward “Archangel Titus,” she said, keeping it forave an indication that informality elcome
Her restraint was thanks to Jessamy Elena had been in Remedial Protocol School that afternoon, since this was the first tiel to her city who had no consort and as unrelated to Raphael, but who’d known Raphael as a boy and had, in fact, helped train hi
At this rate, she thought with an inward snort, she’d have the protocol thing sorted in, oh, another nine hundred years, give or take “You ood time”
Titusfroood wind”
“If you and your people would follow us,” she said, hoping Raphael was right and Titus was laid-back enough that she could soon drop the protocol crap It was own for this “We have prepared suites for you”
“A shortmore,” Titus said “I would explore your city It has been an age since I have visited these lands”
Elena led the group over the side of the roof and down to a guest balcony where Dreeted Titus with the familiarity of old acquaintance and h to their rooms, while Elena showed Titus to his Turned out that since Raphael had a consort, he couldn’t do certain tasks hi taken as an insult
“I hope everything is to your liking,” she said to Titus