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"What do I think about what?"

She sighed "Typical male"

Annwyl sat on her bed and rubbed her eyes Her side ached Her body cold But she finally had clothes

"What’s wrong?" She looked up long enough to see the dragon settle down in the cha that often

"Just thinking about my men"

"You are truly worried about theain and rubbed her palainst them It helped to relieve the ache that started in her head when she fell to the floor "They are all good, strong men But my brother’s troops"

"Outnudoms, my brother still has " She lowered her hands "And we have" She turned her eyes to the dragon and stopped

Then she shus were human, he would have run from the room simply from the expression on her beautiful face He knehat she was thinking So he decided to end this now "No"

"I haven’t asked you anything yet"

"But you’re going to, and the answer is no"

She released a frustrated little growl "Why?"

"I don’t involve myself in the petty probleain, and he would have laughed if he weren’t so annoyed

"That you are And the answer is still no"

She pushed herself off the bed "We could help each other"

"Wouldn’t you rather just take all old and jewels, kill me in my sleep, and be done with it?"

She dismissed the riches he offered with a wave of her hand "Gold I have I need your power, dragon"

"No" He watched her walk around the cave floor, i She already appeared stronger, which only seemed to make her more determined