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“He’s a dragon A fight is what he’s so energized about They live for starting fights” He reached down and grabbedme up as Nyfain was

“Great goddess, Hadriel, lift a weight once in a while”

“How dare you! That would ruin my wiry physique What would all the boys say if I couldn’t bend just right?”

“Guys don’t give a shit about the details, you know that They’re just happy for a ride”

“Truer words have never been spoken Right, where to?”

I turned to look at Dabnye, watching off to the side “We’ll be back, okay? Your ”

She nodded slowly and took a step back “Thank you,” she said, and I could hear the relieved tears in her voice

A lump forrabbing around his body, much smaller than I was used to

“Frog in your throat, oh great healer?” He kicked the horse’s sides and said, “Hah!”

“Feels good to be back on a horse again, huh?”

“Yes, actually Butlering is boring One day I’d like to be the stable master I’ve alanted to be So, what all happened since we parted?”

I explained the state of the village After describing the council reatly needs Nyfain’s help, and he barely did anything”

“What do you ave the”

“I shouldn’t be taking charge He’s the prince!”

“No, doll, you have it all wrong Royalty delegates That’s what they do To avoid looking like tyrants, dipping their fingers in everyone’s affairs, they section off their power They one to shit, there hasn’t been a ate to in a while But now…there is you

“Nyfain elevated you to the position of royal healer He has delegated the control of the elixir to you Plus, he has a built-in threat to get everyone to step into line, since he said he’d support you, and you threatened to kill anyone who interfered with your operations” He laughed with glee “He’s probably tickled pink with you, on in all of the world”