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She looked so cute and innocent when she was asleep that his heart went out to her. Memories of what he had seen back at the Round Hall came rushing at him, of how she had been humiliated and tortured by her own kind in the past and his face hardened.

Patting her head gently, he pulled his hand away and was about to get up when her hand stopped him. She was holding his hand, and murmured in her sleep, “Please….stay.”

Those two simple words made him feel like his feet were clad in iron that made him impossible to move.

Helpless, he sank down near her once again as she put his hands between her and placed them beneath her chin. In no time, she fell asleep again as Calhoun watched her with a smile.

He wasn't sure how long he stayed there but the sun was beginning to show up. His back hurt a little due to sitting uncomfortably at an odd angle with one of his hands tucked in between hers, but he didn't mind.

A small part of him said that he would d

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