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Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:28 pm
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"I mean, I could give it a shot if you want me to?" Julian answered Ashton. "Closest thing I've done is a crayfish, and that was like six years ago. And I was dissecting a dead one." Was that insensitive? It sounded like it could be an insensitive comparison. Should he care about being insensitive to othercreatures? He looked to Ixodi, who showed no outward signs of caring, part because it didn't have much in the way of a visible face. Besides the eyes.
Ixodi dropped back to the floor, apparently feeling less threatened. "Relia is its name. We joined together when your Court was new, an uncertain time. It was a wise decision for only one of us," it explained, actually sounding bitter about it. "But now it foolishly sleeps, trusting me to flee so it can begin its plans anew. I have decided it is no longer worth the blood I get to keep.
"Surely I could be freed the way you were. Surely..."
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