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He was from another era

"This is so weird," she said

"What is?" he asked, his sharp eyes searching every shadow

He had said he loved strong wo ly, heart-racingly appealing

Tearing her gaze away fro orange auras "Me walking and talking with a man born in the nineteenth century"

"Actually, I was born in the eighteenth century Seventeen eighty three, to be exact"

Unreal She was lusting after a man born over two hundred years before she had been born "So, you lived through the French Revolution?"

He nodded "The Reign of Terror"

Honestly she had forgotten al she had learned about the French Revolution and knew only the dates (roundabout) and that thousands had died under the guillotine She wanted to ask if he had lost anyone to Madaht it too morbid "That

She shouldn’t have said anything

Then she realized"You lived during Napoleon’s reign?"

He nodded Glancing at her from the corner of his eye, he sain"

"I’ll bet it is" This was so crazy "Was Napoleon really short like everyone says?"

"Oui"

"How es do you speak?"

"Not many I’m fluent in half a dozen or so and know a phrase here or there in half a dozen more"

"That many?"

"Older immortals know far more Seth knows them all David, too,since been forgotten"

Krysta wished she were fluent in h school, but had forgotten e career had been cut short by a va va else in French," she requested

A series of lilting indecipherable words flowed sue

"What did you say?" she asked curiously

"So furiously or striking hty?" she asked with a shty"

Now she really wanted to knohat he had said

"Does it trouble you?" he asked hesitantly

"What? You talking dirty to me in French?"

He chuckled and shook his head "No, that I’ve lived so long"

"No" And she wasn’t sure why "Maybe because you don’t look your age"

He grimaced "I should hope not"

Quiet fell

A breeze ruffled their hair His, she knew froers in it, was thick and as soft as silk

"This isn’t working," he pronounced

Crap She shouldn’t have brought up his age "Why? Is it because you think I’ and faced her "No I was talking about ourouting" Hunt, he added in her head, in case soht"

"You aren’t too young for me"

"Of course I’ for me?"

"No"

"We’re both adults"

"Yes, we are"

"There will be cultural differences, of course"

"Could "

He looked around, eyes sharp Returning his attention to her, he tilted his head to one side Moonlight filtered down through the trees and highlighted his handsome face "What do you say we do this your way?"

Krysta wasn’t sure how to answer that Were they talking about pursuing their attraction to each other or hunting? Or both? "What exactly are we talking about?" she asked, just to be sure

His lips twitched "I was talking about our outing Why? What were you talking about?"

Srinned "Absolutely not I’ain, he surveyed the cahtful coht is passing quickly"