“Yes, how did you know?”
“Because there’s ALWAYS something growing in a cylindrical tank. Porn sex Don’t make us wait.”
Noah and Valia returned to their mounts, and though some of the centaurs gave them dirty looks, nothing was said. “And I love you,” she said before their lips met, and light filled the sky. What did they look like? How do you fight a monster that will trample over its own entrails to rip out your throat? Was that for the basilisk, or ten years of service?”
“The basilisk.”
“If Prince Lupin sent you to find me, then that means he must have a great deal of trust in you.”
“I’m his left-hand man.”
“Is his right-hand man a gold-rank knight?”
“No, he isn’t, sorry to disappoint. The caved-in stables had been repaired to once more shelter the horses, the well looked to be functioning, and there was even a clothesline with shirts and garments hanging to dry. Something had shot past her faster than any arrow, so fast that Valia’s elf senses could only detect it after the fact. Over time, he’d tell me about his wife and home life, and I’d start sowing doubts and venomous thoughts, making him think they were his own. Despite the illusory bullet’s lack of mass, it still drew a strong reaction from his targets whenever they landed, because though it had
