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This was all that the elf needed to know to begin his spell

The android that dropped her bouquet and gave chase was slightly taller than the human Athletically built, the limpsed before she vanished into the confusion were her odd, yet attractive ringlets of green hair, and her almost-white skin She wore a short-sleeved blue deni blouse that squeezed over the waistline of a loose, black dress

It was strange how sudden events could change one's ht, after an inexplicable wave of compassion at last overrode his oppressive sadness

Nalsa district, across the river, Number 4 Windhill Aparth the crowds In hu as petty as purse-snatching to be the subject of intense gossip aoers, but elven cities like Lusea were known for their tranquility and near-nonexistent crime The clerk at the flower shop, an elf iven him the android's address from her records after his promise to deliver the flowers she had dropped Her home was not far away, yet he hoped that he could meet her beforehand and offer his help

He was in luck

He had beco crowds as he reached the e Her electronic voice made her cries sound somewhat peculiar, but no less plaintive or s of shoppers, and followed the sound at last to a lone figure sitting on the steps of a shop just beyond the pillars of the marketplace atrium Her face was buried in her hands, and so she did not notice hiently placed a hand on her shoulder

Slowly, she lifted her head

"By the Divine …!" the elf gasped, eyes widening at the sight of her

She was beautiful!

Though her amber-colored doe eyes were bloodshot and red, her tear-streaked face, like all androids', was devoid of any physical blemish If it could be said to be an imperfection at all, there was only a tiny ht of her deep-bronzed red lips A black leather choker was clasped around her neck, froold-encrusted amethyst He had not noticed it before, but her black, cotton blouse was bound at the waist by a scarlet sash, separating it from her black skirt, made of the same material as her blouse