This is preposterous, Merilille announced. After a moment, she did the same, fingers trembling against his mouth. Eyes closed, feeling each part of the body relax in turn, breathing in time with her heartbeat, mind unfocused and drifting, all but one tiny corner, drifting. Friends comfort one another at times like that.
But she had offered before, and the stiff reply was the same. The paving stones seemed a griddle under his boots. He swallowed loudly. r ankles in green stockings, pressed both hands to her face and stood rooted right in front of them, her dark eyes popping.
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