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“What is it that you wanted to tell me?” I ask, a little doubt nagging at my senses fearfully.
He sighs, but his fingers continue to caress my hair gently. “There have been a few occurrences in my territory. I guess that we have someone trying to start a riot and take over my business. I am sorting out rats like I never have before, but new ones keep spreading like wildfire.”
“My King is under attack?” I joke lowly, trying to cover up my discomfort. I hate the fact that the sole thing I am instinctively trained to do is to be flirtatious, and I shake my head. “I’m sorry about that. How bad is it?”
Arawn chuckles, pulling himself closer as he wraps his hand around my body, letting go of my hair. “I don’t know yet. But I never had such troubles, to be honest. I always got to stop them at the starting line. Now they are running a full race.”
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