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/>I was sobered, looking at him His very manner made me reflect before I uttered a word

"On everything, Sir?" I asked

"Yes," he said Then he caain to kiss me "Will you be this forever?" he asked "Thisman, that you are now?"

"Yes, Master! Forever, and with you!" I wanted to tell hi I couldn't do that a man could do, but this seemed most unwise, and also it would not seem true to him

He laid his hand fondly onmy hair back

"For two years, I've watched you grow," he said "You've reached your full height, but you're sood health, you're slight and not the robust man yet that you are surely meant to be "

I was too enthralled to interrupt him When he paused, I waited

He sighed He looked off as if he couldn't find words

"When you were gone, your English lord drew his dagger on you, but you weren't afraid Do you reo "

"Yes, Sir, it was stupid "

"You could easily have died then," he said with a raise of his eyebrow "Easily "

"Sir, please open up these mysteries to me," I said "Tell me how you came to your powers Entrust these secrets to me Lord, make it so that I can be with you forever I don't care anything for s I yield to yours "

"Ah, yes, you yield if I fulfill your request "

"Well, Sir, that is a forive myself up to you, your will and your power, and yes, I would have it and be like you Is that what you promise, Master, is that what you hint at, that you can make me like you? You can fill me with this blood of yours that makes a slave out of me, and it will be accomplished? It seems at times I know this, Master, that you can do it, and yet I wonder if I know it only because you know it, and you are lonely to do it to me "

"Ah!" He put his hands to his face, as though I had displeased him totally