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Mastodon stopped then removed his blades and bow before he handed them to his brother

“We should have brought her clothes”

“We don’t owe her a da, Ian” Mastodon turned around and facedat e

I pushed through theaited forthat waited forheat When it caet into that chest as quickly as possible

When I reached him, his arms scooped underneath hed nothing

Mastodon tied the cape around his front, wrapping it across htly, and then secured it so it would stay in place I couldn’t see anything except his hard chest Dih the cape, and I could see the way his bodyainst hi the cape and my flesh

I finally stopped shaking “Thank you…”

His only reply was his silence

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I wasn’t a fan of caves, but noas preferable to the open sky This cave was also stocked with ite was designed for men, but I put on a tunic lined with fur and piled a jacket on top It was a blanket on my small size, but it arm

But no ah to keep the winter air at bay A crate of fireas against the wall, so I grabbed a couple logs and tossed them in the cold fire pit

Mastodon watched ?”

“What does it look like?” I’d never started a fire before I’d watched Mastodon do it, and I copied his ainst the wood as fast as I could, but only a subtle spark eed

“No fire”

I kept trying “It’s freezing—”

“I said, no fire”

I finally stopped trying and met his look “Why not—”

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