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The quest for love changes us There is no seeker a those who search for love who has notfor love, you start to change within and without

– The 40 Rules of Love, Shams Tabrizi

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Afric

“Okay, so let ht,” I said as I eyeballed the instructions onbuddies, Yellowshoes and TheBigSix, waited for uise myself as a fair maiden in need”

“Might be tricky,” TheBigSix pointed out

I arched an eyebrow “How so?”

“Have you taken a look at your avatar lately?” he asked, and I took in the sight of the little gargoyle without of his nose than he had on his head

“Afric doesn’t subscribe to the ued, her tone fixing for a fight

“Well, there’s the mainstream standard of beauty, and then there’s plain hideousness,” TheBigSix griped “Afric’s goblin is hideous”

“Hey! He’s not a goblin He’s a gargoyle He’s also considered quite handsome where he comes from,” I stated

“And where would that be, exactly? Some rat-infested hovel that stinks of piss?”

“You’re cruising for a bruising,” I warned

“Can you two focus? I have an early shift in four hours, and I’d like to get this sidequest completed before then”

I sighed and brought my attention back to the instructions on the screen “So, after I disguise myself as a ain entry, seduce Lord Varady, and shag him to sexual exhaustion When he’s finally fallen asleep, I have to sneak into his study, steal the Ruby of the Forgotten, bring it back to Laurel Garden, place it upon the Giving Fountain, and then all the mermaids trapped in Seacroft Cove will be freed?”

“That’s about the size of it,” TheBigSix replied through my headset, a rumble of amusement in his thick Scottish accent

I blew out a breath “Talk about a sidequest My poor gargoyle is going to be exhausted by the time he’s completed all that”

“But you love sidequests,” Yellowshoes said “They’re your catnip”

“You’re right I do love a sidequest for uise”