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A… waited just inside the double doors of the library Two horns lightly curved into the sky froradually changed froo that ing from the blue of his face to a chartreuse at the painted tips His thin face ended in a pointy chin, and his nose took up a bit toohair draped down his shoulders, over the high-collared black duster he wore He had on a black button-up underneath, tucked into pleated pants, just like the guy acting as fertilizer in the woods

“Ah There you are,” he said, turning toward an approaching Nyfain

Nyfain cut through the library like a predator sizing up his prey His sleek, graceful ht and broad shoulders absolutely dwarfed thea worn-in white T-shirt and old jeans, he radiated power, prestige, and authority It was clear ned this library and the soil beneath it, regardless of who currently ed it

“Nyfain” The creature clasped his fingers in front of his body “I’veto intimidate my people with your presence”

“There’ll be plenty of ti with menace

“So there will” Theleaned forward just a bit, but I could tell it was for show It was all too evident that he didn’t want to close the distance separating the you, Nyfain?”

Fear and frustration rolled through the bond Followed by rage That smell was obviously me What a dick

“And…look at this…” The otten hi off Nyfain’s chest Possibly one of my hairs

Nyfain snatched thehi tensed, and the air crackled with electricity andbetween theh the bond, and my animal roiled within on, drawing and readying more, and the pain lessened

The two azes

“If you kill doritted out, clearly under pressure

I pushed a little closer to the plant This was the de!

Nyfain just stared for one ’s wrist The last of the pain cut off