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"We could bargain with the Fool--"

"Out of the question" I inhale a breath, then softened my tone "What about Circe? Maybe we could ask her to cast a spell"

"Though we ars can’t be choosers"

"We’ll talk to her" He reached forme closer "Come here"

I went into his arms, and for a time, I didn’t have to think at all

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Day 511 AF

"The unclean one!" Lark called when I stopped by her roo on her bed, in theup soo check in with Lark Secretly I wanted tooura break?"

"A few s" She waved to the bed "Cop a squat"

I waded through anier family out of the way so I could sit beside Lark

"You’rethe boss happy," she said "Like a thousand times more happy than when you two hit it off before I heard theFor real?"

"For real" I reached over and plucked feathers frorowl, she shook her mane out

I insistently tucked her hair behind her ears "Your ears are getting pointed"

She slapped her claw-tipped fingers over them and hissed at me

"I think they’re adorable"

With a wary expression, she lowered her hands "Whatever" Fretting her lip with a fang, she said, "Do you think Finn’ll be cool with ames, he loved your ani you so"

"Really?" That got her to sether with him When he was at Fort Arcana, we passed letters via falcon, really getting to know each other I’oner for that boy"