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“I almost did lose you,” Baldewin admitted “The metro station was packed with people Fortunately, I kept track of your scent”

Bless a dragon’s nose Tori flashed him a quick smile “Very fortunate, as the one spell I was able to pull off only bought et me out of trouble entirely”

“Yes, what did you do?” Lisette asked curiously “Baldewin only said that you set the van on fire”

“Oh Well, I only had captured sunlight to ith I had a vial in my pocket” A little sheepishly—he knew he’d broken more than a few rules—he couldn’t quite nite the engine compartment and blew the van to hell”

Alric laughed in delight “You’re a man after my own heart, Tori”

Eh? Tori’s head came back up, and he stared in Alric in confusion

“Of course you approve” Lisette gave Alric a chiding look,as there’s fire and explosions, a fire dragon likes it”

“I would like to point out”—the king said, his eyes dancing with s to hell has worked out quite well for us”

She just sighed and shook her head But there was a trace of a smile on her lips, too One that spoke of approval “It was a very clever use of the sunlight And that quick thinking likely saved you”

Well, what do you know? It didn’t look like these tere nearly as strait-laced as his old clan leaders Tori did have to ask, though, as the question plagued hion fori, there’s been souess I’ how you’ll handle it?”

Alric’s laughter died, and he groaned “It’s indeed a question”

“Hoheit” Baldewin shifted a little, drawing their attention to hiic and dragons are not as extinct as they like to think”