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“I don’t know”

“That’s fine Just think about it Okay?”

“Sure” Tori paused and licked his lips “Baldewin told e is You really will take a e in as readily as you would a female?”

“Male Female Nonbinary Gender fluid Dude, we do not care We seriously do not care My question to you is, do you feel that, because you’re a e?”

“That’s…not quite right It’s ical line, which is the es”

“Uh, sure you can? We’ve got ical incubators It’s how Alric and I plan to have a child”

Tori’s eyes crossed “Seriously?!”

“Sure What, you think Alric and I are the first saon clan? Ha! No, not even close Hell, the dragons don’t even keep count how many they’ve had, that’s how natural it is for the as you want to have a kid, you can And if you don’t, that’s fine But don’t let that stop you or direct your choices You can be a full-fledged e in our clan, and we’ll be thrilled to have you”

Tori was back to staring at the floor, his expression a coood fit for you?”

“Then we’ll introduce you to the Valerii Clan—ice dragons Or, if that doesn’t appeal, you can walk right back out We won’t stop you” Caain, and Baldewin heard hi to kidnap you or force you into so you don’t want I know it probably doesn’t feel that way because dragons can get so wrapped up in their enthusiasm that they just kind of steamroll you—”

Baldewin straightened up indignantly, a retort ready on his lips He had not done that!

Had he done that?

Maybe he had

Tori rolled his eyes to the dragons on the bed, a rueful smile on his lips “Oh yeah, definitely”

“—but that’s just how excited they are They don’t uarantee that you can leave whenever you wish, and I’ll buy you the plane ticket”

“Can we change that to a train ticket?”

“You can leave however you wish, but does that mean you’ll come?”

Baldewin’s heart skipped a beat and then raced off as he stared at Tori TheThesuch pressure on him

“I know things are kind of dangerous right now, but can I think about it?”