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"You would hurtteeth

His ansas a succinct, "Yes"

She backed away fro "I’ll hate you"

"And as you’ve probably figured out, I won’t be bothered by it"

Fear gave way to anger and incredulity, and she balled her fists He couldn’the wouldn’t

Actually, he could and he would "I want to go hoo to o to mine"

And find herself surrounded by others of his kind? "We don’t have to live together"

"We do"

Argh! He never backed down About anything!

Clearly, she’d handled the situation the wrong way Besides, this was a poor start to their ical dad They’d loved each other They’d complemented each other and sweetly touched each other They’d worked together and the rare tiather twigs and search for berries and--"

"Twigs are for fire and there are no berries in this realm"

Her brow furrowed "What did the rabbits eat, then?"

"They aren’t rabbits, lass"

Won’t ask Probably best not to know Find a neay to reach hie your rules, too?"

Puck thought for a h she had no desire to close the distance, she did just that He patted the stone ledge, and she sat, her legs crossed With slow, careful movements, he removed her boots and socks She flinched at first contact and couldn’t bring herself to relax, not until he dipped her bare feet into the hot, bubbling water

Her eyes closed as the suds caressed her skin and ed sore, tired muscles She couldn’t not enjoy it

"Why do you not eat "

Why not tell hier, my stepbrothers would whisper to ers, they would ask how long I thought the cow had screamed before it died? If we had chicken, they would ask if I i for their momma?" She shuddered