“’Don’t do that’, I said. ‘You’ll get hurt’, I said. And what did you do?”

Despite the pain he felt from a sprained ankle, Ryce couldn't help the rolling of his eyes and the amused smirk that twitched onto his expression.

The rest of this update contains animal death.

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          “ ah . . . ”   allowing tataru to have her way with him upon his waking back on the source had seemed an inevitable conclusion to his journey as   crystal exarch   , yet , now , as he feels the warmth on his cheeks   &&   the near - frantic twitch of his ears , he wonders if he should have fought a little harder against the clips that keep his vision clear of stray strands of red .    this isn’t the   first time   he’s been invited along for one of the   warrior of light’s   adventures , yet , there’s still that   flicker   of flustered excitement that arrives with the thought that   his hero   thinks of him as an equal , despite all the subterfuge   &&   tricks .   he can’t help , nor does he want to , the twist of a smile that curls along his lips   &&   eyes with such unfettered   delight   as he responds ,   “ yes , of course !   i think i can put aside my research for a bit . ”