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“How very sad,” Em murmured

She tried to i so desperate for awith no physical body…and found it not that difficult, actually No s had been quite lonely since Nigel had left her It ht be nice to have a friendly spirit to talk to and share dreams with

It would be even nicer if the “spirit” in question also ca, hty little voice in her head Em pushed it away

“So you were already running out of fes attacked your universe?” she asked

“Oh yes, for years it has been a probleeneration was the last to have access to feeneration are allus—the ancient Priestess who lives at the center of our Sacred Grove”

“What sort of Monstrum is she?” Em asked, with interest How difficult it ender aboard a ship full of ht

“She is a Tigris Monstrum,” Rarev said “She is very ancient now—over a hundred cycles old—and her stripes are faded and gray but she still performs her duties in the worship of the Goddess We all revere her as a grandmother—for that is what she has become to us”

“Well, that’s—” Easped, for soo

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Looking down, Eray tentacle wrapped twice around her wrist And as she watched, another one whipped out and latched onto her breast It slithered its way between the white strips of her Venetian Blinds dress, its suckers sticking fast to her bare breast and the nipple beneath the cloth

“Ow—get offfroht, where O to the squid man