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Her heart hurt at his rare show of vulnerability, and she leaned on his shoulder "I’ how I felt"

Carwyn hugged her tightly "I kno"

She twisted their fingers together as she glanced out theThe sky was starting to lighten They’d spent the whole night either id had a sneaking suspicion that she’d just had a gli where all this is leading And it’s going to be ihed "And if , it’s that immortals aren’t the most cooperative bunch Your friends excepted, of course"

"No, you’re right We’re stubborn, secretive, territorial--"

"Violent Cunning"

"We move in a world that runs a lot like the hues Everyone is their own sovern to be impossible to contain"

"True"

"Still…" He paused "I suppose with my contacts and connections…"

She nodded "Which are extensive"

"And your innate ass-kicking abilities and penchant for pyrotechnics…"

"You say the sweetest things…"

They both trailed off, lost in their own thoughts Finally, Carwyn laughed ruefully "I told you ouldn’t be bored"

Brigid groaned "This is a nights now" He held up fingers as he counted off "We know that huranates, which is a distinctive sth and amnis--"

"At least at first"

"And we also believe--not sure on this one--that the blood of your sire or your direct line can heal an immortal from the effects of amnis"

"So earth vampires…"

"Are actually soe clans and close ties You’re protected as long as Deirdre is, and even my blood could help you"

"Since you’re Deirdre’s sire"

He frowned "Is it too strange?"

She shrugged "You’re a forly Hawaiian shirts You gave up the priesthood after a thousand years and paid two dozen sheep and a draft horse so you could htly crazy fire vaht"